Zero G: Some German mobile users still waiting for a signal
Jens Raeder sits between carefully restored Soviet shortwave transmitter he use for communication with military radio enthusiasts around the world in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Jens Raeder sits between carefully restored Soviet shortwave transmitter he use for communication with military radio enthusiasts around the world in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:00 AM EDT
A a cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan.(Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A a cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan.(Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:01 AM EDT
A cell tower stands between trees near the village Sternbeck in a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A cell tower stands between trees near the village Sternbeck in a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:00 AM EDT
Trees flank a road in a rural region near the village of Proetzel, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Trees flank a road in a rural region near the village of Proetzel, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:01 AM EDT
Plastic flowers displayed in a window in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Plastic flowers displayed in a window in the village Harnekop at a rural region east of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. With the next generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, people in rural areas hope for a better internet connection than with the current 4G system. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:01 AM EDT
A a cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan.(Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A a cellular antenna stand on the roof of an apartment building in the residential district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. A recent review by Opensignal, an independent analytics company, ranked Germany 50th out of 100 for availability of the current 4G mobile broadband standard behind India, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan.(Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 20, 2020 12:01 AM EDT