Deutsche Telekom operator M-net is expanding its ongoing fiber-optic network deployment program in Munich to cover an additional 17,600 homes and businesses in the Burgenhausen and Leuchtenau regions. The company launched its citywide fiber expansion program in 2010 in partnership with Stadtwerke Munchen (SWM), and today FTTx coverage has reached 630,000 homes and businesses, with the newly announced expansion following the completion of work in Laim Mitte and Balanstrasse last year, expanding FTTx coverage to 650,000 homes and businesses by the end of this year. 650,000 homes and businesses. As part of the joint expansion project in Munich, SWM is responsible for laying the passive fiber infrastructure, while M-net installs active network technology and operates the network through telecom and media services, including broadband Internet at speeds of up to 1 Gbps .
"Seventy percent of Munich households already have direct access to SWM's high-performance fiber optic network," said Andreas Mattivi, SWM's head of planning and construction, adding: "In the current expansion phase, by the end of 2023, a further 3,300 buildings will be Add about 17,600 homes and businesses. Ideally, the fiber will be laid directly into individual apartments - fiber-to-the-home [FTTH] - rather than just into the basement of the building, as was previously the case. FTTH is usually our focus.
