Tag: glass fiber
1,300 jobs will be lost – the Germany boss’s radical restructuring plan
Vodafone Germany headquarters in Dusseldorf Humility moves in under the new boss Philippe Rogge. (Photo: imago images/Schöning) Dusseldorf Vodafone wants to cut around 1,300 full-time jobs in Germany. Administrative and…
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…
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…
How Germany wants to protect its maritime infrastructure
Insight Innovation (Photo: Imago, dpa, PR [M]) Dusseldorf A ship with hazardous goods enters the port of Nordenham near Bremerhaven. As it is about to dock, a drone takes off.…
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…
Germany faces another four years of digital standstill
The author Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. Almost a year ago, Olaf Scholz made a big promise. In the event of an election victory, said the candidate for…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
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…
The fiber optic expansion in Germany needs donors beyond the Telekom
Timothy Hoettges The Telekom boss gives the Dax group a new self-image, according to which the operator no longer has to control all networks himself. (Photo: imago images / sepp…
Telekom shortly before billion dollar deal with investor for fiber optic expansion
Deutsche Telekom headquarters in Bonn When it comes to fiber optics, the company is lagging behind. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf According to financial circles, Deutsche Telekom is about to conclude…
Why Andreas Scheuer’s digital strategy is stuck
Because the companies do not operate masts in uneconomical regions, Scheuer did not want to fill the gap with incentives, but with a federally owned mobile communications infrastructure company, in…