Germany: A nation of mobile dead zones?

Why there continues to be many areas in Germany with little (or no) mobile reception

Dear Reader,

A month ago, I found myself trudging through thick mud in Brandenburg, without shoes and without cell phone coverage.

The absence of trainers was voluntary given that I was in a place called The Barefoot Park.

But the lack of reception was not, and was made more noticeable after I briefly lost sight of my family in the park‘s sprawling premise…