en.Wedoany.com Reported - The 4th Naumburg Talks (Naumburger Gespräch) were held today, with the core topic focusing on mobile communications coverage along Germany's railway lines. Representatives from the mobile communications industry, politics, official agencies, municipalities, and associations discussed the current state of network expansion, existing experiences, and future development potential. The event was organized by Mobile Communications Infrastructure GmbH (MIG).
Prominent figures including Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Sven Schulze, and Gertrud Husch, Head of Division at the Federal Ministry for Digital and Modernization (BMDS), attended the meeting. Schnieder noted that passengers expect gigabit data rates on trains, making modern mobile communications a fundamental obligation for rail transport. Germany is advancing 5G construction along railway lines through pilot projects and plans to complete the radio modernization of its 33,000-kilometer rail network by 2035. He emphasized that MIG can serve as a specialized center to provide decisive support for this nationwide technology and infrastructure project, with relevant departments currently studying specific ways for MIG to participate in building railway radio and along-track 5G.
Speaking on behalf of the minister, BMDS Division Head Gertrud Husch stated that significant progress has been made in Germany's mobile communications network expansion, with MIG playing an active role. She noted that introducing modern railway radio and improving mobile communications coverage are core digitalization projects, and the federal government will secure the Naumburg site and its established expertise, supporting MIG's continued involvement in network expansion. Sven Schulze, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, regards good mobile communications coverage as a basic public service. He acknowledged MIG's important contributions to closing coverage gaps and stated that the Naumburg site should now be given a long-term perspective, which is good news for the region, employees, and network expansion across Germany.
Ernst Ferdinand Wilmsmann, Managing Director of MIG, stated that the Naumburg Talks have become a fixed exchange platform for the industry. In its five years since establishment, MIG has established itself as a neutral point of contact and spokesperson, and is willing to support network construction along railway lines with its expertise. This year's talks featured three breakout sessions covering topics such as achievements and challenges of self-operated versus subsidized network expansion, mobile communications coverage and network construction along railway lines, and the power, fiber optic, and access connections for mobile communications infrastructure.
Over 120 representatives from federal and state political and parliamentary spheres, federal and state official agencies, mobile communications companies, associations, and municipalities attended the event held at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Naumburg Cathedral.
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