Tag: Federal Association for Broadband Communication
Fiber optic providers demand fair competition in the mobile network
Berlin A large majority of fiber optic network operators in Germany also want to offer potential customers mobile communications based on the latest 5G standard. But creating such bundled products…
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…
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…
Companies invest in data centers and cell towers
Berlin, Frankfort The billion dollar market for digital infrastructure continues to grow. The Hamburg investor Digital Transformation Capital Partner, DTCP for short, has now collected one billion euros for projects…
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…
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…
Right to a fast connection is a long time coming
fiber optic cable It seems almost impossible that everyone in Germany will have fast internet by the set date. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Digital politicians had noted one date in the…
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…
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…