The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs has revised the funding concept for the expansion of high-speed networks. The new Federal Gigabit Guideline 2.0 helps local authorities and provides the framework for subsidized fibre optic expansion. As one of...
With the “Funding to support the gigabit expansion of telecommunications networks in the Federal Republic of Germany”, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is continuing to support the expansion of the digital infrastructure. The new call...
It has been online since February: the potential analysis for fiber optic expansion in Germany. For each municipality or administrative community, it shows the current status and the predicted possibilities for self-service expansion. There are two important findings:...
On 26.04.2021 (last amended on 27.12.2022), the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) issued the directive “Funding to support gigabit expansion in the Federal Republic of Germany” (Gigabit Directive). A new funding guideline is to come into...
The goal is clear: by 2030 there should be fiber optic connections to the home nationwide. There is still a long way to go. But by 2022, Germany will have made several thousand kilometers of progress. We take a look back. When Olaf Scholz gave the New Year’s...
It is one of the outstanding decisions on fiber optic expansion that is dividing opinion. Should the state mandate open access or allow competition in the infrastructure to intensify? There are numerous competing companies when it comes to fiber optic expansion. It is...
