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High-speed broadband for 25 rural communities in the mountainous Black Forest

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  • Julkaisu 29 huhtikuuta 2020

In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, the District of Calw is a rural region encompassing 25 towns over 800 km2 of hills and valleys in the Black Forest. The challenging terrain makes the deployment of broadband cables both complicated and expensive. Many areas in the region are underserved as a result. In 2017, the District began a broadband initiative to connect its 25 communities with a 386 km Next Generation Access (NGA) backbone network, as well as mobile coverage via masts. Both federally and regionally funded, the project reduced costs by re-using existing infrastructure.

Title over aerial view of Black Forest landscape: High-speed broadband for 25 rural communities in the mountainous Black Forest - District of Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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In this video, Helmut Reigger, Member of the Regional Parliament of Calw, and Andreas Knörle, CEO of the District of Calw Broadband Utility, present the project. 

This project was a winner in the 2018 European Broadband Awards. Read more about this and other award-winning projects in the brochure Broadband Good Practices from the 2018 European Broadband Awards, as well as in the project’s factsheet in the European Commission database of good practices in broadband projects.

This video is part of the European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network’s programme promoting awareness of good practices in broadband projects as well as EU broadband funding and policy. The programme includes a series of videosarticles and publications accessible through the BCO Network portal.

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