2023-07-23 11:15:22
These fiber optic cables don’t connect. Image: dpa
And about 30 percent of the consumers surveyed for a Verivox survey indicated that they were interested in a fiber optic connection in their home, but could not get one at the moment.
Although fiber optic expansion in Germany has accelerated, according to a recent survey, many wishes for a super-fast Internet connection remain unfulfilled. In the representative survey commissioned by the comparison portal Verivox, around 30 percent of consumers stated that they were interested in a fiber optic connection in their house, but were currently unable to get one – either because one had not yet been installed in their home or because as tenants they could not decide for themselves whether to connect the house to the fiber optic network.
Almost a fifth of those surveyed (19 percent) stated in the Verivox survey that they already had a fiber optic connection in their home. A further 9 percent have registered for a connection. And more than 30 percent of those surveyed stated that they were not interested in a fiber optic connection because it was not needed, was still too expensive or because they were only renting their apartment. According to their own statements, 11 percent are undecided or gave no information.
“The German glass fiber market is developing slowly, even if more companies are now involved in the expansion,” said Verivox manager Jens-Uwe Theumer. The available connections are often still concentrated in metropolitan regions. On the other hand, rural areas are only slowly catching up, although they have the most catching up to do in terms of bandwidth.
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