Network Economy argues that the separation of the passive infrastructure from the communication services plays a decisive role. Infrastructure is a local business that requires municipal know-how and the support of the region concerned.

Based on the successful establishment and sale of more than 15 local fiber-based and radio-based network operators in cities and various joint planning projects with strategic partners such as DT, FT, Arcor, Fastweb, Terrafirma and BBNED, Network Economy invests in local telecommunications infrastructure projects in several countries.

The aim of these infrastructure projects is to use them together with as many service providers as possible (multiple customer usage), to achieve symmetric transmission rates (symmetric up and download) and to achieve long-term depreciation rates. Fiber optic is one of the technologies that meets these criteria and is largely technology agnostic (85% of installation costs are absorbed by the ducts).

By working together with the municipalities, construction costs are significantly reduced and interests are linked to other supply networks. The telecommunications infrastructure becomes part of the utility industry. The trick will be to obtain purchase guarantees for the use of the infrastructure before investing. The local administration, local companies and local residents play a central role in this. Telecommunication infrastructure is today of the same importance as the infrastructure for electricity, gas and water. It is a competitive factor for the respective municipality, city and region.

Die Kunst wird es sein, moeglichst Abnahmegarantieren fuer die Nutzung der Infrastruktur vor der Investition zu erzielen. Dabei spielt die lokale Verwaltung, lokale Unternehmen und lokale Bewohner eine zentrale Rolle. Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur ist heute von der selben Bedeutung wie die Infrastruktur fuer Strom, Gas und Wasser. Sie ist ein Wettbewerbsfaktor fuer die jeweilige Kommune, Stadt und Region.

The symmetrical range of access media enables business models from consumer to large company (consumer to business). This plays an increasingly important role, especially for high-tech jobs and small supplier companies in developed countries (distributed jobs).

Network Economy works on various construction and financing projects in close cooperation with community organizations to build new infrastructures as well as with private equity companies to leverage infrastructure from existing vertically integrated telecom companies.

In this context, Network Economy has agreed on a strategic cooperation with Malcolm Matson, founder of Colt Telecom and the Open Local Access Network Foundation (OPLAN).

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