Yesterday, Telekom and 1&1 signed the first product agreement as part of their fiber optic fixed network cooperation. This is another agreement aimed at enabling telecommunications companies to use Telekom's fiber-optic network for their services on the basis of open access. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) has issued the following press statement on this: "In [...]

Berlin, 23.02.2022 - The telecommunications associations ANGA, bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS, eco and VATM believe that the "right to the provision of telecommunications services (RaVT)" contained in the new Telecommunications Act (TKG) should be implemented in such a way that non-wireline connections via satellite, mobile communications or radio relay in particular can be used for nationwide [...]

Bonn/Berlin, 20.01.2021 Klaus Müller, CEO of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv), is set to become the new President of the Federal Network Agency on 1 March 2022, succeeding Jochen Homann, according to consistent reports. He has major tasks ahead of him in shaping the expansion of fiber optics and the energy transition.

Bonn, 23.12.2021 Yesterday, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) published an initial proposal for the minimum requirements for internet access as part of the right to fast internet. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) considers the BNetzA's proposal to set the minimum requirements for internet access at 10 Mbit/s for downloads, 1.3 Mbit/s for uploads and a maximum latency of 150 milliseconds to be appropriate.

Bonn, 17.12.2021 Due to the fact that the pandemic is still difficult to predict, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) has found a new date for the Fiberdays22 trade fair in Wiesbaden on June 14-15, 2022. The exhibitor spaces for the trade fair, which will take place in two halls of the RheinMain Congress Center for the first time, are already fully booked. Visitor tickets for the new date in June are now available.

Bonn, 16.12.2021 Today, the Monopolies Commission presented its 12th Telecommunications Sector Report under the title "Competition in Transition". The Monopolies Commission calls for the migration process from copper to fiber optic networks to be aligned with competition and to create planning security for all market participants.

Bonn/Berlin, 08.12.2021 "We warmly congratulate Olaf Scholz on his election as the new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In view of the major challenges facing our country, it is good that the new federal government is now officially taking up its work.

Bonn/Berlin, 06.12.2021 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) comments on the current discussion about the distribution of subject areas, in particular digital responsibilities, within the future federal government: We at BREKO welcome the expansion of the Federal Ministry of Transport to include the area of digital affairs. This should be accompanied by the fact that the topic of digital infrastructure will be dealt with by one ministry in future and the existing distribution of responsibilities across several ministries will come to an end.

Bonn, 30.11.2021 The new Telecommunications Act (TKG) comes into force on December 1, 2021. It contains many levers to drive forward the expansion of fiber optics and connect citizens in urban and rural areas to the future-proof fiber optic network even faster. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) is calling on politicians to use the opportunities presented by the implementation of the law to ensure that fiber optic expansion really benefits from it.

Bonn, 26.11.2021 At its general meeting, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) set the main topics for the new year. In the area of funding, the association is expanding its range of services to include a new platform for advising companies on public procurement and state aid law.