An efficient broadband infrastructure is an important location factor for many companies. Thanks in part to the commitment of Erlangen's municipal utilities, the city of Erlangen has a comparatively well-developed infrastructure. Nevertheless, in some areas of the city, expansion is lagging behind the growing demands.
With the support of a professional consulting company and financial support from the federal government (consulting support from the federal government's Gigabit Directive 2.0), the Economic Development Agency has conducted an industry dialog and a market survey.
Industry dialog
As a first step, the Economic Development Agency conducted an industry dialogue on fiber optic expansion in Erlangen. The aim of the discussions was to gain an initial overview of the planned expansion and to intensify the exchange with the telecommunications companies.
Market exploration
In a second step, the city of Erlangen also carried out a market exploration procedure in summer 2024. This allowed important information about the current supply situation to be collected for the entire city area. According to the criteria of the Gigabit Guideline 2.0, around 70% of Erlangen addresses currently have a gigabit-capable connection. The high number of gigabit-capable cable connections also plays a major role here. According to the feedback from the market exploration procedure, around 20 percent of all addresses in Erlangen are currently connected directly to the fiber optic network. Based on the data provided by the federal government, this corresponds to around 43% of Erlangen's households and companies. As reliable information on the connections is not available for all addresses, it can be assumed that the actual number of gigabit-capable connections / fiber optic connections is higher. Further information on the current broadband availability at your home or company location can be found in the Federal Broadband Atlas(https://gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de/GIGA/DE/Breitbandatlas/Vollbild/start.html).
Information on the industry dialog and the market exploration procedure of the city of Erlangen can be found on the federal government's funding portal .