Internet Access in Germany 2025: DSL, Cable, Fiber, 5G, and Satellite Connectivity
By mid-2023, 99% of German households had fixed broadband access, and 95.6% were covered by NGA networks. As of end-2023, Germany had about 37 million fixed broadband lines, with DSL still most common but only 40% of households able to get full fiber. 4G covers nearly all the population; 5G covers over 95%. Providers stopped new DSL contracts from February 2025, migrating users to fiber or cable.
