In December 2021, the district of Uelzen received approval for the three-year implementation funding as part of the 5G innovation program of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital (BMDV) with a funding amount of approx. 2 million euros, which expired at the end of 2024.

The innovation program made it possible to test 5G applications under real conditions. In this way, potential consumers and providers of innovative 5G mobile communications solutions were to be brought together and the potential of 5G mobile communications made visible on the ground. In total, the German Bundestag provided around 66 million euros to support the introduction of 5G. The initiative was intended to help develop Germany into the lead market for 5G.