Digital ministers of federal states want to pave the way for an independent federal ministry. “We want to see the subject of digitization in bundling and coordination at the federal level, as we want to see the subject of digitalization at the federal level, as Hesin Digital Minister Christina Cinnam said at Frankfurt M Main on Wednesday.” Last Friday, digital ministers from federal states passed a paper together.
The establishment of a federal ministry is a central requirement of the Federal Association of Broadband Communication (Breko), with other points for quick fiber optic expansion at the top digital and fiber optic fair. Breko also conducts Fibede 25.
Hessse’s Digital Minister Christina Cinnam (Picture) and her country’s associates want a federal ministry.
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Finally, according to the current Breako market data, the number of Germans “passes through homes”, ie houses on which a fiber optic line runs, increased to 48.8 percent (22.5 million houses) in late 2024. By the end of 2025, the platform destination to supply half of the houses with fiber fiber is within the access.
Nevertheless, no one has doubts in the industry that the actual target of comprehensive fiber optic supply has been left by 2030, as only half of the 22.5 million houses passed extends to the fiber optic in the building (“connected to the houses”). In turn, only 5.9 million families surf on the Internet through their fiber optic connection (“Holmes Activate”).
State guarantee for fiber optic loan
At least to exclude homes from homespace, and to open half of the Republic on the other side, which is still without a fiber optic, Breco demands politics from politics and a situation of competitive structure. According to Stephen Albars, Managing Director of Breco, it is “important” for further fiber optic expansion that the new federal government is committed to a strategy for copper-glass migration. “This should be in the coalition agreement,” Albars said on Fibrade. However, he would like to talk about an infrastructure upgrade.
Stephen Alber, Managing Director of Breco, has organized copper-glass migration, or, as he calls it, infrastructure upgrades, “of significant importance” for further fiber optic expansion.
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A strategy or concept for this upgrade will also be an important indication for equity providers to continue investing in German fiber optic expansion. “150 billion euros are still missing for further growth,” said German Gignetz co-founder and CEO Jaan George Buden on Fibede 25. In addition, Breco President Norbert Westfal referred to other economic sectors, where bank loans are protected by state guarantee. The expansion company will be planning a safety.
Low subsidy, more consumer friendship
On the other hand, Breko advises against the new federal government that there is an increase in money. Currently, the amount of 3.5 billion euros is revolving, which the federal government wants to keep in the annual fiber optic expansion. “One billion euros in federal funds are sufficient,” Breco president Westfal said, especially since these funds are complemented by the federal states. Westfal said, “We can’t spend money so soon,” Westfal said and also installed it in excessive bureaucracy. “We have to come away from approval and notification processes to accelerate fiber optic expansion.”
Breko president Norbert Westfall seeks plan safety for the fiber optic expansion.
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In addition to all these demands, Westfal and Albars also say that companies will have to do their homework. Albers at Frankfurt M Main said, “A 33 percent of a tech-up rate is not sufficient.” Meaning: Only each third house with fiber optic connection also uses it. Extension companies have to become more consumer, friendship, fiber optic connections rapidly unlock and offer a understandable and simple tariff selection. “We are selling digital future,” said Alber. Accordingly, Braco Tip on Fibede 25 welcomed the federal image campaign employed for fiber optic connections.
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