Bonn, September 6, 2022 - Fiber optics for all by 2030: The German government has set high targets for the nationwide expansion of the future-proof digital infrastructure in its gigabit strategy. With the BREKO Market Analysis 2022, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) today presented a comprehensive overall market analysis on the development of fiber optic expansion in Germany and thus a water level report on target achievement. With fiber optic coverage of 26% (as of 30 June 2022), a first milestone has been reached. In the context of the current geopolitical and economic situation, an improvement in expansion conditions is more important than ever for achieving the German government's goal of supplying half of German households and companies with fiber optics by the end of 2025.

The German government's digital strategy addresses many important aspects of digitalization, including the importance of digital infrastructures and technologies for achieving the federal government's goals in the areas of sustainability, environmental and climate protection. However, the impact of the strategy will be limited, as the problems and solutions mentioned in it are largely known - the only thing lacking so far is implementation.

Bonn, 16.08.2022 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) issues the following press statement on the principles published today by the Federal Network Agency for determining affordable prices for telecommunications services in connection with the right to be supplied with telecommunications services: "A technology-neutral view of average prices for both telecommunications services and the necessary connection falls [...]

Bonn/Berlin, 21.07.2022 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) comments on today's publication of the regulatory order of the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) on the future regulation of access at fixed locations (Market 1), which was released yesterday by the EU Commission:

We welcome the commitment of the signatory associations to actively support the goals of the European 'Digital Decade' and the European 'Green Deal'. BREKO and its more than 430 member companies are also working every day to promote the expansion of future-proof fiber optic networks as the basis for a sustainable digital transformation.

Berlin, July 13, 2022 Today, the German government presented its plan for the further expansion of the digital infrastructure in Germany with the Gigabit Strategy. Even though the strategy paper contains suitable approaches for a faster expansion of fiber optics, the federal government is missing the opportunity to adapt the expansion of fiber optics to the current market dynamics and thus accelerate it through a sensible design of state funding.

Today, the Federal Cabinet will approve the draft federal budget for 2023 and the financial plan up to 2026. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner is planning a return to the "debt brake". The German Broadband Association (BREKO) has issued the following statement:

Essen, 22 June 2022 The Glasfaserforum Nordrhein-Westfalen 2022 brought together the most important players in fiber optic expansion in Germany's largest federal state for the fourth time today in Essen. At the event organized by the German Broadband Association (BREKO) together with its partners con|energy and MICUS Strategieberatung as part of E-world, Europe's largest energy trade fair, participants from the telecommunications industry, federal, state and local politics discussed the efficient dovetailing of self-funded and subsidized fiber optic expansion, digital approval procedures, alternative installation methods and other highly topical fiber optic issues.

The German Broadband Association (BREKO) comments on today's proposal by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) on the future regulation of Telekom's fixed network: "We support the goal formulated by BNetzA President Klaus Müller of advancing the expansion of fiber optics as quickly as possible with stable, transparent and competition-oriented framework conditions. However, based on today's press release from the BNetzA, BREKO considers it questionable whether the right means have been chosen to achieve this goal."

Wiesbaden, 15 June 2022 - After two successful trade fair days with more than 5,500 trade visitors, the digital and fiber optic trade fair fiberdays 22 ends today with a new visitor record. While the congress program was dominated by controversies surrounding the German government's upcoming gigabit strategy, practical topics were discussed in numerous seminars and workshops. The more than 230 exhibitors were consistently satisfied.