Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Europäische Allianz lokaler Glasfaserausbauer setzt sich für zukunftssicheres EU-Glasfaser-Infrastrukturziel ein

Dabei standen unter anderem die Notwendigkeit einer zukunftsorientierten Definition – Glasfaser bis mindestens in die Gebäude (FTTB) oder bis direkt zum Nutzer (FTTH) – des neuen EU-Konnektivitätsziels (VHC - Very High Capacity Networks) sowie Vorschläge zur weiteren Incentivierung des Glasfaserausbaus auf der Agenda.

ELFA, the European voice of local fibre operators, strengthened its demand to European policy makers for a clear definition of VHC networks, that is at least fibre to the building. With only days left until the new Commission takes office, ELFA would welcome a strong positioning of fibre technology in the upcoming digital infrastructure policies. It is apparent that only full fibre networks will reliably transmit the bandwidths necessary for future applications such as automated driving, A.I. and 5G.

Furthermore, the need for full fibre networks across Europe will steadily increase with the planned roll-out of 5G technology. In fact, two thirds of the investments in 5G solutions will be based on necessary fibre infrastructure. For this reason, ELFA-members are convinced that fibre is the necessary precondition of a 5G-rollout. Both technologies are complementary rather than 5G being a substitute for fibre access to the building. The current status of the spectrum allocation was also on the agenda of yesterday’s ELFA-meeting with representatives of the European Parliament and the Commission in addition to market structures, investments and FttB/H market shares.