Bonn/Wiesbaden, 08.04.2022 The fiber optic and digital trade fair Fiberdays returns to the exhibition halls of the RheinMain CongressCenter Wiesbaden (RMCC) on 14 and 15 June 2022. As part of the high-profile opening congress, representatives from politics and the industry will speak about digitalization and fiber optic expansion.

Opening congress with Daniela Kluckert (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport) and Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus (Digital Minister of Hesse) Kristina Sinemus (Digital Minister of Hesse)
CEO panel with Deutsche GigaNetz, Deutsche Glasfaser, DNS:NET, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser, and InfraFibre Germany
Two days of trade fairs and congresses with specialist presentations, panel discussions and workshops on fiber optic expansion, cyber security, data centers, smart city, 5G and more
More than 200 national and international exhibitors in two exhibition halls
The physical comeback of the Fiberdays digital trade fair kicks off this year with a prominent opening congress. In addition to keynote speeches by Daniela Kluckert, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Hessian Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus and Norbert Westfal, President of the German Broadband Association (BREKO) and CEO of EWE TEL, the CEOs of leading telecommunications network operators will discuss the future of fiber optic expansion. On the podium: Jan Georg Budden (Deutsche GigaNetz), Thorsten Dirks (Deutsche Glasfaser), Alexander Lucke (DNS:NET), Jürgen Hansjosten (InfraFibre Germany) and Jens Prautzsch (Unsere Grüne Glasfaser), whose companies are planning to invest more than 18 billion euros in fiber optic expansion over the next few years. The congress will be hosted by industry expert Professor Dr. Jens Böcker.

“For Fiberdays22, we have succeeded in putting together a unique package of top-class discussion panels, presentations on cutting-edge digitalization topics and workshops with real added value for practical application,” says BREKO Managing Director Dr. Stephan Albers. “In this important year for the implementation of fibre optic expansion, we have aligned the congress programme in such a way that it appeals not only to those directly involved in fibre optic expansion, but also to municipalities, federal states and organizations from other sectors that depend on an efficient digital infrastructure to carry out their activities and business models.”

While more than 200 national and international companies from the fiber optic and digital industry will be presenting the latest innovations and services on over 10,000 square meters in two exhibition halls, more than 150 speakers will be offering around 70 discussion rounds, workshops and seminars. There will be space on four stages for panels and presentations on the topics of smart cities and smart regions, data centers and sustainability, and the television of the future. The topics of civil engineering, building cabling, 5G campus networks, start-up cooperation and open access will also be prominently presented and debated. In practical workshops, experts will also speak on cutting-edge topics such as cyber security and smart factories for SMEs. The congress programme also includes panels on the digitalization of municipalities, including with Dr. Alexander Handschuh from the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, as well as presentations by scientific experts on aspects of fibre optic expansion, including Prof. Dr. Kristof Obermann from TH Mittelhessen and Prof. Dr. Gerold Janssen from TU Dresden.

In the “Media Hall” for the networking of TV broadcasters, content providers and network operators, presented for the first time at Fiberdays22, there will be numerous panel discussions on the television of the future, including topics such as IPTV, video-on-demand, 5G and TV, and the individualization of television, in addition to the presentation of a study on IPTV. The exhibitors and speakers include many major players in the industry, such as ZDF, RTL and Bild TV on the TV broadcaster side and Ocilion and waipu.tv on the TV provider side.

You can find the complete program and book tickets at fiberdays.de.