Fiber optics: 32.1 percent of households have a connection
Around a third of households in Germany are now connected to the fiber optic network via FTTH or FTTB, according to the new broadband atlas.
Extract from the broadband atlas. An urban-rural and west-east divide is clearly visible.
(Image: Bundesnetzagentur)
At the end of 2023, 32.1% of households in Germany were supplied with a fiber optic connection via the FTTH/B infrastructure. This is according to the new broadband atlas published by the Federal Network Agency today (Monday). Across all technologies, 75 percent of households are supplied with data transmission rates of 1000 Mbit/s. A large proportion of this is based on the upgraded cable networks. A data rate of 100 Mbit/s, which is often also booked when higher data transmission rates are available, is now available to over 93 percent of households, according to a statement.
A year ago, 28.2 percent of households in Germany were connected to the fiber optic network. The Federal Network Agency combines FTTB (connection to the building) and FTTH (connection to the home). At 1000 Mbit/s, 74% of households had access, slightly less than predicted by the Association of Telecommunications and Value-Added Service Providers (VATM) in May of this year. According to the German government's gigabit strategy, around 50% of households should be covered by fiber optics and 5G by 2025 and all households by 2030.
Address-specific data
The broadband atlas with graphics, tables and maps has been operated and continuously developed by various responsible parties since 2005. Since 2022, it has been part of the Federal Network Agency's Gigabit Base Book and is compiled based on address-specific, mandatory data deliveries. The freely accessible portal is intended to illustrate what coverage is available at federal, state and municipal level, in grid cells down to a size of 100 × 100 meters. The data for this will be supplied by 380 telecommunications companies.
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