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FRK Broadband Congress: German fibre rollout faces harsh reality

September 10, 2025 14.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The 28th FRK Broadband Congress opened today in Leipzig with sharp warnings about fibre market realities and calls for stronger customer focus.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Fibre, Finance, Platforms Tagged With: FRK, FRK Broadband Congress, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Henrik Bremer, Latus Consulting, Ralf Berger, Sebastian Krems, Wirtschaftsrat Recht Edited: 12 September 2025 11:08

German broadband congress to focus on fibre rollout inside buildings

August 18, 2025 08.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German broadband industry will gather in Leipzig next month for the 28th FRK Broadband Congress, with discussions centred on the challenges of extending fibre networks into buildings.

Filed Under: Fibre, FTTH, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: BUGLAS, FRK, FRK Broadband Congress, Ralf Berger, Wolfgang Heer, XGS-PON Edited: 18 August 2025 08:44

Ralf Berger new FRK Chair, Heinz-Peter Labonte becomes President

September 13, 2024 10.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK elected a new leadership at its 27th Broadband Congress on 12 September 2024 in Leipzig.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Andreas Sack, Bernd Nitzschner, Daniel Niebuhr, Frank Plückhahn, Franz Ziener, Franz-Josef Kukuk, FRK, FRK Broadband Congress, Heinz-Jürgen Bien, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Ralf Berger, Reinhardt Plückhahn, Rico Gerhardt, Sebastian Labonte, Thomas Pester, Wolfgang Haas Edited: 16 September 2024 09:31

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