Telefónica, BUGLAS agree on framework agreement for fiber-optic connections

The German Federal Association for Fiber Optic Connections (BUGLAS) and telecommunications provider O2 Telefónica have agreed on a framework contract for the accelerated expansion of the 5G infrastructure in Germany. The agreement provides an optimal basis for O2 Telefónica and the BUGLAS network operators to cooperate with each other even more quickly and easily. It regulates the framework conditions for all BUGLAS member companies to connect the 5G mobile sites in the O2 network with fast fiber optic lines.

BUGLAS network operators with strong fiber footprint in cities
For the rollout of its nationwide 5G network, O2 Telefónica relies on fast fiber connections for its mobile sites. Especially in German cities, data usage in the O2 network is increasing rapidly, which requires the most powerful networking solutions possible. The BUGLAS network operators in over 80 cities throughout Germany offer an optimal solution for this with their tightly meshed city fiber-optic networks. The BUGLAS network operators have been setting up and/or operating real fiber-optic home connections for years and supply well over one million FttB/H customers in Germany. In order to optimize network utilization and avoid inefficient overbuild, the BUGLAS network operators are happy to open their fiber networks for connection to O2 Telefónica’s 5G mobile sites.

Such cooperation requires various contractual agreements, including on technology, interconnection, maintenance and service level processes. To facilitate these negotiations, BUGLAS and O2 Telefónica have pre-negotiated a framework agreement tailored to the needs of the locally based network operators. BUGLAS member companies can now request this framework agreement from BUGLAS and thus cooperate more quickly with O2 Telefónica.

Fiber optic connections as the basis for the O2 network of the future
O2 Telefónica already relies on the bundled competence of currently more than 100 strategic partners in the fiber optics sector. The framework agreement with BUGLAS now opens additional opportunities for attractive partnerships for the company. The agreement shows how the necessary fiber-optic connection can succeed as quickly as possible and in a resource-saving manner.

Fiber-optic connections are essential in the mobile communications sector for fast and reliable signal transmission between O2’s mobile sites and the core network. With up to 100 Gbit/s, fiber-optic connections are significantly faster and more powerful than conventional microwave links. In view of the steadily increasing use of mobile data and future 5G applications, the maximum data rates of around 10 Gbit/s transmitted via microwave links will reach their limits in the future.

CT Bureau