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“Smart Regions Saxony” is online!
Since September, a new web portal has been supporting Saxon cities and municipalities in the use of innovative and digital solutions: "Smarte Regionen Sachsen"(Smart Regions Saxony) offers information and assistance with planning and implementation in the areas...
Gigabit Charter for Rhineland-Palatinate
The Rhineland-Palatinate Gigabit Charter was announced on 20 September 2023 in order to achieve the goal of making fibre optics available to all 1.93 million households and all commercial areas and public institutions in Rhineland-Palatinate by 2030. It was signed by...
Achieving the heating transition with district heating and low-temperature networks
District heating is becoming increasingly important throughout Europe for a secure and sustainable heat supply. The focus is shifting to modern third or fourth generation heating networks that are efficient and can be fed with renewable resources and waste heat. The...
aconium at the Leine-Weser Forum & Regional Network Conference: “Shaping the future in urban and rural areas”
On 4 September 2023, the Leine-Weser Forum & Regional Network Conference organized by the Leine-Weser Regional Development Office took place in the Danish Pavilion in Hanover. The event followed the motto "Shaping the future in urban and rural areas" and served as...
Stronghouse project: New e-learning courses for sustainable living in the North Sea region
The results of the Stronghouse project in the Interreg North Sea program are intended to reduce the ecological footprint of houses in the North Sea region, generate investment andsave CO2 . To achieve this goal, homeowners and neighborhoods must be encouraged to...
Wanted: Innovative solutions for sustainable mobile communications sites
Launch of the mobile communications sustainability competitionSlowly but surely, things are getting tight for the white spots in Germany: more and more gaps in mobile coverage are disappearing, partly due to the expansion of mobile coverage funded by the federal...
5G-PortVG: With 5G to smart commercial ports and sustainable shipping
Today, a reliable and efficient infrastructure is one of the central keys to a future-oriented and permanently competitive economy. This is particularly true for the maritime and port industry. The current telecommunications standard 5G offers the opportunity for a...
“NeuSTADT-Meile Dessau-Roßlau” for sustainable and resilient inner-city development
Various strategies and innovative approaches are needed to counteract the negative effects of ongoing structural change. In the city of Dessau-Roßlau, for example, the change is making itself felt in the city center in the form of empty stores, so that not only the...
Latest figures on gigabit expansion published
In August, the Federal Network Agency and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) published the latest figures on broadband coverage in Germany for the fixed network and mobile communications in Germany. These are available to all citizens in the...
BMDV expands potential analysis to include municipalities and districts
The potential analysis for gigabit expansion is an important building block for fiber optic expansion in Germany. In August, the database was expanded to include municipalities and districts of major cities. Previously, queries were only possible at state and district...
DIN 18220 comes into effect – Alternative installation methods standardized
DIN 18220 comes into force on July 28. The full name of the standard is "DIN 18220:2023-08. Trenching, milling and ploughing methods for laying empty conduit infrastructures and fiber optic cables for telecommunications networks" and describes in detail the methods...
Classic and alternative installation methods
In order to enable the expansion of fiber optic networks throughout Germany, the players involved have a variety of installation methods at their disposal. The methods must be selected according to topological characteristics and special project requirements. Each...