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LUCIA project kicks off webinar series on public lighting

LUCIA project kicks off webinar series on public lighting

On 30 September 2020, the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project LUCIA will kick off its "mid-term webinar series". Until 4 November 2020, six urban lighting topics will be in the spotlight each Wednesday morning. The mid-term webinars are directed towards...

Fiber optic expansion in Nümbrecht: There she goes, the Luzie!

Fiber optic expansion in Nümbrecht: There she goes, the Luzie!

The Nümbrecht spa gardens | Photo: Municipality of Nümbrecht Funds from the federal broadband funding program ensure future-proof fibre optic connections directly to buildings 90 percent of all building owners have connected to the digital future In total, more than...

City of Herne launches broadband expansion

City of Herne launches broadband expansion

Birgit Klemczak, Chairwoman of the School Committee, Andreas Merkendorf, Head of the Schools and Further Education Department, Rabea Garczarek, Deputy Head of the Sodingen secondary school, Heinz-Theo Van Wickeren (Telekom) and Lord Mayor Frank Dudda (from left to...

Groundbreaking ceremony in Buttstädt

Groundbreaking ceremony in Buttstädt

From left to right: Tim Brauckmüller (Managing Director of aconium), Hendrik Blose (Mayor of the rural community of Buttstädt), Dr. Jürgen Raith (Director of Fibre Optics at Vodafone), Wolfgang Tiefensee (Minister for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society) The...

LowTEMP project’s District Heating Knowledge Platform now online!

LowTEMP project’s District Heating Knowledge Platform now online!

http://www.dhknowledge.eu/ The District Heating (DH) Knowledge Platform provides essential information and data on the status quo of existing district heating systems and already implemented advanced technologies like smart thermal grids and low-temperature solutions...

Epic project: Successful completion of virtual student projects

Epic project: Successful completion of virtual student projects

Problem-based learning in an international, interdisciplinary and digital context prepares students for the job market. In the past three months nine student groups have worked on real-life problems provided by companies - in interdisciplinary and...

Latest figures on broadband availability in Germany published

Latest figures on broadband availability in Germany published

Clear upward trend: Almost half of all German private households have gigabit connections The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has published the latest long report on the availability of broadband in Germany. This presents the results of...