PRESS RELEASE
 

Network Upgrade for more than 7,000 homes in Leipzig
 

WOGETRA Leipzig and Tele Columbus agree Prolongation
 

- Optimised broadband supply for more than 7,000 homes

- Future-proof fibre network with 1006 Mhz of bandwidth

- New multimedia sockets increase signal reliability
 

Berlin / Leipzig, 20. March 2020. WOGETRA eG Leipzig and Tele Columbus, a leading fibre network operator in Germany, agreed on prolonging their cooperation. With its brand PŸUR, Tele Columbus will continue to provide high-speed Internet, Telephony and an extensive TV offering to more than 7,000 households at attractive rates. Moreover, all WOGETRA premises will be upgraded to FTTB (fibre to the building) with fibre connections directly into the buildings.
 

All homes connected will be supplied with new multimedia sockets which will allow for a direct modem connection and thereby reduce potential TV signal interferences. This will significantly improve the signal reliability for broadband connections.
 

"With the new agreement we can supply all tenants with a state-of-the-art TV and broadband infrastructure", states Béla Hambuch, Member of the Board of WOGETRA. "Therefore we are very happy to continue working together with the Tele Columbus Group and its brand PŸUR".
 

"Our ongoing investments into fibre form a future-proof basis in order to offering
WOGETRA a multimedia supply which is state-of-the-art", comments Rüdiger Schmidt, Chief Sales Officer Housing Industry & Infrastructure at Tele Columbus AG. "Besides the sheer performance of the infrastructure we are contributing to increase the value of living on the premises via our customer-centred products".
 

About us

Tele Columbus AG is one of Germany's leading fibre network operators which reaches more than 3 million homes. Via its brand PŸUR, the Company, offers high-speed internet including telephony and more than 250 TV channels. All of this via a digital entertainment platform that combines linear TV with video on demand entertainment. To its housing association partners the Tele Columbus Group offers tailored models of cooperation and state-of-the-art services such as telemetric and tenant portals. As a full-service partner for municipalities and regional utilities, the Company is actively supporting the fibre-based infrastructure and broadband internet expansion in Germany. For its business customers the Group offers carrier services and corporate solutions on its proprietary fibre network. Besides its headquarter in Berlin, the Company has locations in Hamburg, Leipzig, Ratingen and Unterföhring/Munich. Since January 2015, Tele Columbus AG is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock exchange.
 

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