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== Developments ==
== Developments ==
November 22, 2023: 1&1 said it will launch smartphone tariffs in its own network from December 8, making the network fully functional<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-launches-smartphone-tariffs-in-its-own-mobile-network-on-8-december/1943969</ref>.
November 22, 2023: 1&1 said it will launch smartphone tariffs in its own network from December 8, making the network fully functional. Before its customers start using Vodafone 5G under a national roaming agreement in areas that don’t have 1&1 coverage from summer 2024, they will have access to Telefonica Deutscheland’s 2G/4G/5G network under an expanded agreement to include 5G network.<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-launches-smartphone-tariffs-in-its-own-mobile-network-on-8-december/1943969</ref>


September 18, 2023: 1&1 concluded a comprehensive national roaming agreement with Vodafone in August. 1&1 will be able to provide 5G MVNO wholesale services using Vodafone Network from December 2023 (pushed forward from September) and 4G services on a transitional basis using Telefonica network until summer 2024, but this will need an extension of parallel sales from the Federal Network Agency. Federal Network Agency is expected to make a decision on the extension of parallel sales in November 2023. 1&1 reiterated that it expects to have 500 antenna sites at the end of this month as well as 300 leased antenna sites<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-ag-11-mobile-network-launch-of-smartphone-tariffs-from-december-2023/1900377</ref>.
September 18, 2023: 1&1 concluded a comprehensive national roaming agreement with Vodafone in August. 1&1 will be able to provide 5G MVNO wholesale services using Vodafone Network from December 2023 (pushed forward from September) and 4G services on a transitional basis using Telefonica network until summer 2024, but this will need an extension of parallel sales from the Federal Network Agency. Federal Network Agency is expected to make a decision on the extension of parallel sales in November 2023. 1&1 reiterated that it expects to have 500 antenna sites at the end of this month as well as 300 leased antenna sites<ref>https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/11-ag-11-mobile-network-launch-of-smartphone-tariffs-from-december-2023/1900377</ref>.