Important announcements from BREKO member companies in chronological order Period: March 19 - April 11, 2025 More choice of fiber optic provider: Deutsche Glasfaser and EWE plan fiber-optic cooperation in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia EWE and Deutsche Glasfaser have signed a letter of intent for a network cooperation to expand the Internet tariff offering [...]

Mentions of BREKO in the media in the period from March 15 to April 11, 2025 in chronological order: Everything about fiber optics: technology, expansion, prices & availability Fiber optics is considered the best technology for fast Internet in the home. But how does the technology work? How much does fiber optic cost? And where [...]

Berlin, April 9, 2025 - Sven Knapp, Head of the Capital Office at the German Broadband Association (BREKO), comments on the coalition agreement published today by the future German government consisting of the CDU/CSU and SPD: "BREKO welcomes the swift agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD on a coalition agreement. This is a positive signal [...]

Frankfurt am Main, 03.04.2025 At its debut in the German trade fair capital Frankfurt, fiberdays 25 underlines its claim as the leading trade fair for fiber optics and digitization and opens up new subject areas without losing its long-standing charm as a "class reunion" of the industry. 2025, the digital and fibre optic trade fair [...]

Frankfurt am Main, 02.04.2025 A recent survey and current figures from the fiber optic expansion make it clear at the start of the digital and fiber optic trade fair fiberdays 25: The further expansion of the digital infrastructure needs top political priority and effective measures. Current figures on the status of fiber optic expansion At [...]

Urgent industry appeal to digital ministers' conference: Fiber optic and mobile expansion need investment-friendly and competition-oriented policies Berlin, March 28, 2025. Faster administrative procedures, less bureaucracy and investment-friendly and competition-oriented framework conditions are the decisive prerequisites for the rapid expansion of future-proof digital infrastructures in Germany. The telecommunications industry associations ANGA, Bitkom, BREKO and VATM [...]

Bonn, March 24, 2025 - Sven Knapp, Head of the Capital Office of the German Broadband Association (BREKO), comments on the Federal Network Agency's decision on the extension of mobile frequencies: "This is a slap in the face for competition, regardless of the interests of consumers and business customers. Instead of finally creating effective competition [...]

Bonn/Frankfurt, 21.03.2025 The TV congress media hall will open its doors on April 2 and 3, 2025 as part of fiberdays 25 at Messe Frankfurt am Main. In its fourth edition, media hall offers media companies, platforms, network operators, media professionals, streaming services and technology providers a unique forum for discussing and actively shaping the [...]

Bonn, March 17, 2025 - Sven Knapp, Head of the Capital Office of the German Broadband Association (BREKO), comments on the Federal Network Agency's planned decision on the extension of mobile frequencies: "This is a slap in the face for competition, regardless of the interests of consumers and business customers. Instead of finally creating effective [...]

Mentions of BREKO in the media in the period from January 27 to March 14, 2025 in chronological order: "Exemplary throughout Germany" The four so-called LLLT municipalities of Lengerich, Lienen, Ladbergen and Tecklenburg received an interesting award on Thursday: The mayors Wilhelm Möhrke from Lengerich, Stefan Streit from Tecklenburg, Torsten Buller from Ladbergen and Arne [...]