Introductory Presentation and Open Forum at 22nd Broadband Forum in Cologne

The 22nd Broadband Forum, which was hosted by TÜV Rheinland in cooperation with CPS.HUB/NRW on December 6, 2017, had the key theme "Broadband milestones: today 15 Mbps, tomorrow 50 Mbps, the day after tomorrow gigabit society?". Experts of producers and network operators discussed the prospects of several access technologies. They did so not least based on evaluation criteria such as whether the LWL-Only Strategy or the well-assorted "Broadband Model Kit" has the best chances of success to reach the goal: fundamentally contributing to the attainment of high, more broadband penetration of business and private users in a reasonable time. Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Wietfeld of TU Dortmund, who also leads the communication networks panel within the CPS.HUB, gave the introductory presentation. In a concluding panel discussion, also the Minister for Economic Affairs of NRW, Professor Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, commented on North Rhine-Westphalia's prospects.