Fibre optic connections enable high-speed internet connections - they are the backbone of digitalisation in Germany. Every day, EWE expands its fibre-optic network bringing households, municipalities and companies into the gigabit era. In this way, EWE is shaping the economic and social future of the region. EWE's fibre optic network already consists of around 40,000 kilometers of lines. The company focuses primarily on self-financed expansion. In very rural areas, EWE also utilizes funding programs that combine its own investments with government subsidies.
The Backbone of Digitalization
Fast fibre optic networks by EWEEWE's fibre optic networks already provide many households, companies and municipalities in the Northwest with particularly fast Internet. The combination of projects with self-funding and state subsidies has ensured rapid expansion.
Commercial Expansion
To accelerate the commercial expansion, EWE and Telekom AG have founded Glasfaser Nordwest, a company that builds fibre optic networks in the region. Customers order their fibre-optic connection through their contract provider, while Glasfaser Nordwest takes care of the installation. Glasfaser Nordwest is investing billions of euros in fibre expansion across northwestern Germany, with the goal of providing fibre connections to 1.5 million households and companies in both urban and rural areas. EWE is currently already able to offer 1 million fibre optic connections.
Subsidised expansion
Government funding programs and subsidies make fibre-optic availability possible even in sparsely populated areas. Within the EWE Group, EWE TEL is responsible for the subsidized expansion and has participated in government tenders for expansion areas in northwestern Lower Saxony. In total, EWE TEL has already invested more than two billion euros in expanding the network to fibre-optic speeds.
