Vodafone Germany plans to cover more than 1,000 municipalities in Germany with mobile broadband via LTE technology by the beginning of December of this year. The first phase of deployment starts at the end of September with several hundred municipalities in regions, where currently no broadband services are offered. For 2011, Vodafone plans to cover 1,500 municipalities by May and by the end of the year, the operator ensures that no municipalities will be without broadband coverage. The operator also unveiled its LTE tariffs called LTE Zuhause (LTE At Home). Customers can choose between three subscriptions: 7.2 Mbps with 10 GB data included for EUR 39.99 per month; 21.6 Mbps with 15 GB for EUR 49.99 per month and 50 Mbps with 30 GB for EUR 69.99 per month. When the included data is used, the download speeds is automatically reduced to UMTS levels (384 Kbps) until a new month begins. The LTE tariffs cost EUR 10 per month less for existing Vodafone postpaid customers.
