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Funding decision handed over by Federal Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt
Berlin: On 27 July 2017, the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Alexander Dobrindt, handed over 209 funding decisions for funds from the billion-euro federal program for broadband expansion. In the fourth round, the Federal Ministry...
Groundbreaking ceremony for broadband expansion in Tauberbischofsheim
On Wednesday, 20.04.2017, the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony took place at the commercial school in Tauberbischofsheim, marking the start of broadband expansion in the Main-Tauber district.
EPIC Project Launches in September 2017
After the Erasmus+-funded COLIBRI project comes to an end in August 2017, we will be starting EPIC - also an Erasmus+ project - immediately afterwards. We are delighted to have secured Saxion University from the Netherlands for the EPIC project. The main focus of EPIC...
Interreg North Sea Region Conference 2017 – Sustainable Growth Corridors
At this year's North Sea Region Annual Conference, aconium GmbH presented the approved Interreg NSR project "CORA - COnnecting Remote Areas with digital infrastructure and services"! The 2017 Annual Conference for the North Sea Region took place in Göttingen from June...
Presentation of funding decision by Parliamentary State Secretary Norbert Barthle
On 26 June 2017, Norbert Barthle, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), handed over 150 funding decisions for funds from the multi-billion euro federal program for broadband expansion....
Get to know RemIX and apply for the European Broadband Awards 2017!
RemIX - Internet Exchange for Rural Areas - from Scotland is one of the five winners of the European Broadband Awards 2016 and offers an affordable technical solution for Internet connectivity in rural areas. The project adapts components, standards and technologies...
CORA – COnnecting Remote Areas with Digital Infrastructure and Services
Digitization and development in rural areas - A successful full application by aconium GmbH for the 3rd call - Interreg VB NSR (2014-2020). On June 8, the Steering Committee of the North Sea Region Interreg programme approved 15 projects focusing on promoting...
Broadband Competence Offices from Europe met in Brussels
The first thematic group meeting of the BCO network took place on 15 and 16 May 2017 in Brussels. White area mapping, cost reduction directive and demand aggregation were the main topics of the event, complemented by a field trip to northern France. Federal Broadband Bureau (Breitbandbüro des Bundes) as German BCO took active part in the discussions.
Get to Know the 2016 Broadband Europe Awards Winner from Lower Austria!
nöGIG- our network. Our future. Apply and become a winner of the Broadband Europe Awards 2017! The nöGIG 3-layer open access model in Lower Austria is one of five winning projects of the European Broadband Awards 2016. The project is an excellent example of the...
Get to know the European Broadband Award winner from 2016: nöGIG in Lower Austria!
The 3 layer open-access model by nöGIG in Lower Austria is one of the five winners of the European Broadband Awards 2016. The project is an excellent example of striving for openness and competition in broadband as it implements a three-layer open access model with point to point FTTH networks in underserved rural areas, combining attractive prices for private and business end users with large choice of service providers. Are you also involved in a project that is providing citizens with access to high-speed broadband internet? Apply for the European Broadband Award 2017 until the 7th of September 2017!
State Secretary Enak Ferlemann hands over funding decision
On 29 May 2017, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), Enak Ferlemann, handed over 97 funding decisions from the billion-euro federal program for broadband expansion. Municipalities and districts in...
Expert panel on the topic of broadband expansion in Großenhain
The Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maizière, and the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Enak Ferlemann, met with the mayors of the district of Meißen and experts from aconium GmbH, the BMVI's...