Fiber optic expansion in the fast lane: BREKO strengthens its Board of Directors The German Broadband Association (BREKO) is responding to the continued strong growth in membership. At today's General Meeting, which was held virtually for the first time, the members of Germany's leading fiber optic association elected a new Board of Directors and added two new members. Norbert Westfal was confirmed in office as BREKO President. The fact that fiber optic expansion is in the fast lane [...]

FIBERWEEK launches with new impetus for digitization Digitization experts, associations and network operators discuss at the opening congress First virtual fiber optic trade fair FIBERWEEK from 12 to 16 October 63 exhibitors in 7 exhibition halls Dr. Katrin Suder talks about digital skills in the economy VKU Managing Director Ingbert Liebing in an interview With FIBERWEEK, the Federal Association for Broadband Communication (BREKO) is setting the stage from 12 to 16 October [...].

Ruhr-CIX (Ruhr-Commercial Internet Exchange) powered by DE-CIX is the first Internet exchange in Germany to be realized through the merger of three regional network operators and a global Internet exchange operator. In future, the Ruhr cities of Dortmund, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen will be connected via a high-speed fiber optic ring. The technical operation will be ensured by the Frankfurt-based Internet exchange operator DE-CIX. For the development of the digital [...]

Fiber optic expansion continues to gain speed BREKO market analysis20 shows: Alternative network operators are driving fiber optic expansion in Germany Fiber optic penetration rate rises to 13.5 percent; significant increase expected by 2023 Demand for fast Internet connections grows strongly in the Corona crisis Germans' hunger for data strengthens the importance of the fixed network Fiber optic growth: Germany is catching up in European comparison Together with telecommunications expert and [...]

Germany's leading fiber optic trade fair goes virtual: FIBERWEEK in October 2020 The FIBERDAYS trade fair will take place in its usual format in March 2021 Berlin/Bonn, 10 July 2020 With FIBERWEEK20, BREKO is implementing a virtual trade fair event for the fiber optic and digital industry for the first time from 12 to 16 October 2020. The FIBERDAYS trade fair will take place next year on 17 and [...]

Germany takes over the EU Council Presidency on July 1. "Making Europe strong again together" is the declared goal of the German government. The focus is on overcoming the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Accelerating the digital transformation is one of the most important measures. BREKO Managing Director Dr. Stephan Albers comments: "The responsibility of a Council Presidency in this difficult [...]

Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has invited players from the mobile communications industry to the mobile communications summit to discuss the next milestones for the expansion of mobile communications in Germany. The most important topic, in addition to closing dead spots, will be the expansion of the 5G network. The current status: Since the allocation of frequencies last year, mobile network operators have been equipping their infrastructure for the new [...]

"We very much welcome the fact that the German government wants to push ahead with digitalization. This is an important step towards emerging stronger from the crisis. In order to accelerate the expansion of fibre optics, which forms the basis for the ongoing digitalization of society and the economy, it is now important to put these announcements into practice. Above all in the form of [...]

Annika Sasse-Röth is the new press spokesperson for the German Broadband Communications Association (BREKO). She has been responsible for press and public relations at the association's Berlin office since June 1, 2020. Annika Sasse-Röth has over ten years of communications experience. After completing her studies, the engineering graduate worked for several years as head of communications for a medium-sized service center. She then founded her own communications agency and managed [...]

BREKO strengthens regional commitment: Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland regional group founded Seventh BREKO regional group supports the association's work at state level Regional concept ensures synergies in fiber optic expansion through central local contacts The member companies of the German Broadband Association (BREKO) expanding in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland founded a joint BREKO regional group on 13 May 2020. This makes it the seventh, [...]