BREKO welcomes the KfW funding programs published today by the Federal Ministry of Transport and KfW to accelerate the expansion of fiber optics in Germany, especially against the background of the current difficult situation of the Corona crisis, which - not least because of the "payment moratorium" for telecommunications services provided for in the "Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic" - will have an impact on the expansion of fiber optics in Germany [...].

The extremely difficult situation caused by the coronavirus crisis poses major challenges for citizens, companies and politicians. High-performance telecommunications networks are an important prerequisite for people to be able to communicate with each other, work on the move and obtain information. The telecommunications network operators organized in the associations ANGA, Bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS and VATM are working hard to improve the performance of their networks and services under [...]

Bonn/Montabaur, 09.03.2020 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) and 1&1 Versatel today agreed on a long-term cooperation for further fiber optic expansion and 5G expansion in Germany. This involves 1&1 Versatel leasing existing or newly constructed fiber optic networks to connect mobile masts. With the agreement in the form of a framework contract, BREKO and 1&1 [...]

FIBERDAYS20 - the leading trade fair for all aspects of fiber optic expansion - was originally scheduled for 5 and 6 March and will take place this year on 13 and 14 October at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden. The postponement was necessary due to the increased spread of the coronavirus and the associated incalculable health risk for visitors, exhibitors and [...]

Digitalization can only succeed if future-proof fibre optic and mobile networks are available throughout the country. However, despite considerable investment by the expanding companies and the efforts of the federal, state and local governments, there is often a lack of personnel. Germany urgently needs qualified and competent specialists along the entire value chain in order to drive forward the expansion of the network quickly and in a future-proof manner. The [...]

The coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continued to worsen significantly over the weekend. According to the authorities, the number of infected people in Germany has doubled and the numbers have also risen in Hesse - the venue of the FIBERDAYS20 trade fair, Germany's leading trade fair for fiber optic expansion. Numerous trade fairs at various trade fair locations have been [...]

New fiber optic business field represents a great opportunity for the future - Fiber optic forum by BREKO, con|energy and MICUS at E-world 2020 highlights success factors for fiber optic entry Essen, 12.02.2020 The "Role of energy supply companies (EVU) and municipal utilities in fiber optic expansion" was the focus of this year's fiber optic forum at the leading trade fair for the energy industry, E-world 2020. The innovative information and networking format [...].

EQT Infrastructure and OMERS Infrastructure today announced that they are acquiring Deutsche Glasfaser, the fastest growing provider of gigabit fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections, with more than 600,000 connected households and 5,000 corporate customers across Germany. Deutsche Glasfaser is to be merged with inexio, which is part of EQT Infrastructure's existing portfolio [...]

BREKO member company Deutsche Glasfaser and Deutsche Telekom announced today that they will cooperate with each other for the first time as part of a pilot project. Dirk Wössner (CEO, Telekom Deutschland) and Uwe Nickl (Managing Director, Deutsche Glasfaser) have signed a letter of intent to this effect. As part of the pilot project, Deutsche Telekom will use Deutsche Glasfaser's fiber optic network in Lüdinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) to provide private households with [...]

BREKO member company EWE and Deutsche Telekom today founded the joint venture "Glasfaser Nordwest" after the Federal Cartel Office officially gave the go-ahead for the joint venture on December 30 last year. Glasfaser Nordwest is based in Oldenburg and aims to provide up to 1.5 million households and companies in parts of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bremen with future-proof [...].