Deutsche Telekom announced during its first quarter financial results that it has now passed the mark of five million fiber-optic lines (VDSL/vectoring and FTTH) in Germany. Of the five million lines, more than 1.7 million are leased by competitors and marketed under their own brands, said Deutsche Telekom.
The Operator recorded 660,000 new fiber-optic lines in the first quarter of 2016 alone, of which 363,000 related to branded customers and 297,000 to wholesale business. The Operator also converted 3.5 million lines to IP technology during the tenure.
For the full year 2016, Deutsche Telekom plans to further increase cash capex against the 4.0 billion euros spent during the previous year.
As part of the operator's broadband strategy, its 4G LTE network has reached population coverage of 91 percent compared with 82 percent a year earlier.
Timotheus Höttges, CEO
Our integrated 5G network of tomorrow with low latencies and high bandwidths is opening up the digital future to Europe. We have a clear timetable on our way toward the gigabit society. Our next goal is the federal government's broadband target for 2018.
