A comprehensive fiber optic network throughout the entire city is to set the course for the digital future in Wolfsburg. According to Lord Mayor Klaus Mohrs, the creation of a high-performance IT infrastructure is the basic prerequisite for developing Wolfsburg into a digital model city. According to an analysis from 2015, there are only very few districts in Wolfsburg that are still underserved with broadband, the so-called "white spots".

Nevertheless, there is a need for modernization: New, ever more complex digital offerings are emerging that produce enormous amounts of data. Conventional copper lines are barely capable of transporting this data. Fiber optics increases Internet speed by a factor of 300, making it easier to send and receive data. For the fiber optic expansion, the urban area will be divided into 42 sub-areas (so-called clusters), which will then be developed section by section.

City has developed "white spots

The city itself has expanded three areas, the so-called "white spots", with its own reliable and future-proof infrastructure. In Almke, parts of Neindorf and Ilkerbruch (including the landfill site), 937 households and 81 companies have been connected to the fiber optic network since mid-2018. As the leaseholder of the network, WOBCOM GmbH will take care of marketing and operation.

Since the beginning of May 2019, WOBCOM has been in the process of connecting the laid fiber optic house connections with the active technology so that citizens can use the fiber optic network. The total costs amounted to around 4.5 million euros. The expansion was co-financed by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure with funding amounting to 50 percent of the eligible costs as part of the federal broadband funding guideline. The state of Lower Saxony will also contribute funding.