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 [...].

BREKO press release: Deutsche Glasfaser extends financing framework to EUR 1.8 billion - Clear signal for fiber optic expansion in Germany BREKO expressly welcomes the increase in the financing framework of its member company Deutsche Glasfaser. The significant increase in debt capital to EUR 1.8 billion is a further clear signal that the business model of fiber optic expansion in Germany works and is highly interesting for financial investors [...].

On January 10, 2020, the mobile network operators Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, Telekom Deutschland GmbH and Vodafone GmbH submitted their reports on compliance with the coverage requirements from the 2015 mobile frequency auction. As a result, the mobile network operators have not fully complied with the coverage requirements imposed on them. The corresponding press release from the Federal Network Agency is available at this link. BREKO Managing Director Dr. [...]