Light My Fi(b)re: FTTH plans in the city of Essen, Germany

Essen is the next German city to plan the installation of an FTTH network. According to tcmnet the municipal holding Essen EW and Conlinet are preparing to deploy an FTTH network in the city. Annual capital expenditures are estimated to reach 10M euros until all (!) 45.000 houses in the city are connected. The go/no-go will be given to Essen EW in 24th of June when the city’s council will meet for the matter.

The most interesting part in this announcement comes with the network’s plans for synergies/coordination with public utility Stadtwerke Essen to deploy fiber when gas and water connections are renewed. So far, only when a public utility (usually a power company) participated in the FTTH project have I seen this type of synergies. It sounds promising. I’ll keep you posted.