Fiber optic
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Telekom: Fiber optic expansion stalls due to weather conditions
The gears of fiber optic expansion are faltering. Telekom, for example, has recorded a significant decline in the installation of corresponding access lines. The mobile…
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Broadband: Millions of Germans with data rates below 50 Mbit/s
In international comparison, Germany is considered a real developing country when it comes to broadband expansion. A study by the Broadband Atlas has now confirmed…
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Telekom: Plans for copper cable shutdown cause resentment
Telekom plans to phase out its copper cable infrastructure. At the present time, fiber-optic roll-out is nowhere near far enough advanced to have made copper…
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Autonomous gliders to monitor submarine fiber optic cables
The German Armed Forces Navy plans to deploy autonomous underwater gliders to monitor submarine cables in the fiber optic network and pipelines, it has now…
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Attack on fiber optic cable in France slows down data traffic
In an attack on a major hub, a fiber optic cable was cut in France, powerfully slowing down international data traffic. The attack on fiber…
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Vodafone cable network: Expansion to up to 3 Gbit/s decided
The Vodafone cable network is being expanded. The company announced a cooperation with Altice to jointly drive the expansion of the fiber-optic network in Germany.…
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DWS invests in fiber-optic expansion of Deutsche GigaNetz GmbH
DWS Group, an asset manager belonging to Deutsche Bank, is investing in Deutsche GigaNetz GmbH in a big way to drive fiber rollout. DWS invests…
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HomeNet rate with speed of 1 Gbit/s becomes symmetrical
Globalconnect’s HomeNet brand makes its 1 GBit/s fast Internet rate symmetrical. Globalconnect uses Deutsche Bahn’s fiber optics and thus now doubles the upload rate. And…
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Devolo Giga Bridge closes the gap between fiber and router
Germany is continuing to expand its fiber-optic network. But not always when a corresponding connection is laid in the house is it actually used. Often,…
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New record for data speed
London scientists have reported a new record in the fiber optic network. Here they are said to have achieved a data rate of an impressive…