Deutsche Telekom starts fiber optic rollout for 6,300 households in Abensberg ahead of schedule

2026-06-15 16:14

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en.Wedoany.com Reported - German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom is testing a more efficient fiber optic deployment model in the Bavarian town of Abensberg through a project called "Abensberger Weg," aiming to accelerate construction through digitalization and streamlined approval processes. As another model town for this project, Gotha in Thuringia has also taken concrete measures, where the local municipality has centralized approvals in a project office and issued traffic directives valid for one year, replacing case-by-case approvals. In Abensberg, Deutsche Telekom has made initial progress, with construction for fiber optic connections to 6,300 households originally scheduled to start on July 1, 2026, now brought forward to May 4 of the same year. Bavarian State Minister of Finance and Homeland Albert Füracker attended the official groundbreaking ceremony.

In Abensberg and Gotha, Deutsche Telekom is working with municipalities and construction companies to test how to accelerate fiber optic deployment by shortening approval procedures and improving coordination.

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary GlasfaserPlus has launched fiber optic deployment in several towns in recent weeks. In early June, the company announced the start of economically self-sustaining deployment in Neuffen, Bad Urach, Neusorg, and Stutensee, planning to connect over 19,000 households in these towns. In the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, GlasfaserPlus, in cooperation with investor IFM, is using grant funding to provide FTTH access to 14,000 households in 25 towns. In the Karlsruhe district, Deutsche Telekom has completed fiber optic connections for 16,300 households, with another 11,975 to follow. The group itself plans to connect 36,300 households in the district, and together with its subsidiary's deployment projects, the total target reaches 41,000. In the city of Karlsruhe, 73,400 households are already connected to Deutsche Telekom's fiber optic network, with another 40,257 under construction or in planning, bringing the group's household coverage in the city to nearly 60%.

District Administrator Alexander Erbert closely examines a demonstration of fiber optic connection (splicing). In his Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, GlasfaserPlus is using grant funding to build FTTH access for 14,000 households in 25 towns.

In terms of market competition, OXG, a joint venture between Vodafone and investor Altice, plans to connect 19,000 households in Hanover and has specified its deployment plans in Hamburg. Two years ago, the company hoped to connect 300,000 households in Hamburg, but its latest target is to cover 161,000 households in the city. Meanwhile, GlobalConnect has completely exited the fiber optic end-customer business in Hamburg. The company, which started under the HomeNet brand, has now sold its FTTH network in the Hamburg and Kiel regions to NordConnect, a joint venture formed by Stadtwerke Neumünster and Schleswiger Stadtwerke. This transition is planned for the second half of 2026, with all existing contracts to be fulfilled, after which NordConnect will offer new quotes to affected customers. Four years ago, GlobalConnect planned to invest 500 million euros in fiber optic deployment, but two years ago it announced it would no longer expand its end-customer business.

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