Deutsche Telekom agrees to buy ruhrfibre Essen, Metrofibre fiber network assets in Essen

By Public Technologies
  • Deutsche Telekom agreed to buy fiber network infrastructure in Essen from ruhrfibre Essen and Metrofibre via an asset deal.
  • The acquired footprint covers about 87,000 households, expanding Telekom’s existing and planned FTTH network in the city.
  • Telekom will migrate the assets onto its own network architecture, then continue buildout where construction remains incomplete.
  • Once integration work is finished, the network will be marketed to Telekom retail customers and wholesale partners.


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