Metrofibre to Connect 70,000 Homes in Mulheim, Germany With Fiber by 2027

Metrofibre, an urban fiber optic networks provider, has intensified its expansion efforts, recently securing a collaboration with the city of Mulheim an der Ruhr in North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany. The project, according to Metrofibre, named “ruhrfibre Mulheim,” is set to connect around 70,000 households to a high-speed grid by 2027.

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Fiber Optic Rollout in Cities

Metrofibre says this collaboration follows its earlier contracts with the city of Essen in 2022, connecting approximately 150,000 households, and the city of Dusseldorf in late October 2023, aiming to provide fast internet to 100,000 households under the name “dusselfibre.” All three projects are privately funded by DIF Capital Partners.

Rapid Expansion

Christopher Rautenberg, Managing Director of Metrofibre, expressed delight at the third cooperation agreement within a year, highlighting the unprecedented success of Metrofibre’s model in Germany.

“The need for the rollout of urban fibre networks is enormous – most cities have negative experiences with various models that have not worked or were not implemented quickly enough. We are filling this gap in the market: accelerating the urgently needed rollout of fibre optics in cities, without spending taxpayers’ money,” emphasised Rautenberg.

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FTTH Network

According to Metrofibre, Ruhrfibre builds a state-of-the-art FTTH design with in-house cabling directly into homes and P2P architecture. This technology, coupled with an open-access network, ensures each household receives its own fiber pair, leading to maximum data transmission rates, uninterrupted data traffic, and the simultaneous use of various services.