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How Telekom uses its market power in fiber optic expansion
Berlin Shortly before Pentecost, association representatives and managers from telecommunications companies met in Bonn for the “David versus Goliath” duel. Not in the corporate headquarters of the industry giant Deutsche…
Telekom wants to improve cell phone network on highways
Freeway With the agreement, Telekom goes beyond state expansion obligations. (Photo: IMAGO/HEN-FOTO) Bonn Deutsche Telekom wants to significantly improve its cell phone network on the Autobahn. The Bonn-based company announced…
Telekom wants to improve cell phone network on highways
Freeway With the agreement, Telekom goes beyond state expansion obligations. (Photo: IMAGO/HEN-FOTO) Bonn Deutsche Telekom wants to significantly improve its cell phone network on the Autobahn. The Bonn-based company announced…
Bavaria receives the most funding from the federal government
Berlin After a year of dispute, the federal and state governments have agreed in principle on how they want to promote the expansion of the fiber optic network in uneconomic…
Funding will not be available again until March at the earliest
Berlin For the time being, the federal, state and local governments will no longer invest money in expanding the broadband network in uneconomical areas. As the Handelsblatt learned from government…
Energy supplier EnBW puts fiber optic subsidiary Plusnet up for sale
fiber optic expansion According to the latest figures, just 26 percent of German households currently have the option of booking an Internet connection via fiber optics. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Hamburg…
The controversial slit in the road by “Trenching”
Berlin The R2 leaflet reads like a warning for anyone who wants to lay fiber optic cables quickly and cheaply. There is talk of “considerable damage to the road infrastructure”,…
With millions of new connections, the fiber optic catch-up race has begun
Berlin Companies are expanding fiber optic networks in Germany faster than in previous years. This is the result of the latest market analysis by the Federal Association for Broadband Communication…
Giganetz wins DWS as investor for fiber optic expansion
Fiber optic expansion in Lower Saxony On average in the EU, half of the population is already connected to a fiber optic connection. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The fiber optic provider…
By 2030, everyone should be connected to the fiber optic network
fiber optic expansion Many companies are expanding in areas that are lucrative for them. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments have agreed on how they want to promote…
Federal states are demanding a faster network for everyone from the federal government
Berlin What is fast internet and how can every household in the country get it, no matter how remote it is? A dispute has broken out between the traffic light…
New fiber optic Internet should save the federal government ten billion
fiber optic cable One Fiber is building a state-of-the-art network of fiber optic cables that is supposed to be tap-proof. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister Alexander Schweitzer in the Mainz Ministry…
Broadband expansion: countries rebel against digital ministers
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…
Countries rebel against the digital minister
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…
Vodafone wants to close dead spots along the railway lines
passenger with a cell phone Telephoning, surfing or even working is not always possible on a trip. The network often falls away – Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone now want to…
Subsidiary Westnetz is looking for an investor for fiber optic expansion
Fiber optic expansion in Lower Saxony On average in the EU, half of the population is already connected to a fiber optic connection. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Hamburg According to financial…
The debate about fiber optic expansion is becoming a political issue
Berlin The first quarter of the year ends in a few weeks – and with it the deadline by which Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) wants to present his…
Gigabit networks: Investors reject funding programs
Berlin Volker Wissing is stepping up the pace: the digital minister wants to present a “comprehensive gigabit strategy” in the first quarter. This should be the “compass” for the networks…
How fast can it be?
Internet From June 1st, everyone should have a connection to download data from the Internet at a speed of ten megabits per second and upload it at 1.5 megabits. (Photo:…
How fast can it be?
Internet From June 1st, everyone should have a connection to download data from the Internet at a speed of ten megabits per second and upload it at 1.5 megabits. (Photo:…