Rapid fiber optic expansion in Hoheneck: 1,400 households benefit!

Rapid fiber optic expansion in Hoheneck: 1,400 households benefit!

The Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim municipal utilities (SWLB) have exciting news for the Hoheneck district. The extensive fiber optic expansion is scheduled to be completed here by August 2026, with the aim of connecting around 1,400 buildings to the promising fiber optic network. It is an ambitious project that is already gaining momentum. A central node – the so-called Point of Presence (PoP) – has already been delivered and serves as an essential connection point for fast Internet applications. The SWLB is carrying out this undertaking in collaboration with the Berlin company LAT Fernmelde-Montagen und Tiefbau GmbH, which promises additional expertise. Ludwigsburg24 reports.

There is an additional incentive for all those owners who have already concluded a property use agreement (GNV): you will receive a free house connection up to 12 meters from the property line. Anyone who is interested can simply contact the municipal utilities by email or telephone. Another advantage of this network expansion is the provider-neutral design: users have the freedom to choose their own Internet provider, which is becoming increasingly important these days.

Solar heat project as a showcase project

But these are not the only advances that the Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim municipal utility company has to show. In addition to fiber optic expansion, they are also relying on renewable energies. At the end of May 2020, the largest solar thermal system in Germany was completed, which is part of the Federal Environment Ministry's three-year “Solar Heat Grid” climate protection model project. This system has an impressive collector area of ​​14,800 square meters and delivers a peak output of nine megawatts. Through integration into the Ludwigsburg network, three district heating island networks were successfully connected, which significantly improved the heat quality reports Meeting Point Commune.

Johannes Rager, the managing director of the municipal utilities, emphasizes the long-term use of renewable energies and points out that over five kilometers of heating network routes have now been laid since 2019. Since March 2020, there have also been around 1,100 collectors on the Römerhügel in Ludwigsburg that heat a water-glycol mixture to up to 90 degrees and feed the heat into the district heating network. This innovative approach to using solar heat could serve as a model for other projects.

Focus on profitability

Considering the extensive projects, economic efficiency is also an important factor. The fiber optic expansion is proving to be not only technically but also financially attractive and can be easily managed by the municipality. The municipal utilities are relying on a sustainable infrastructure that meets both the needs of residents and the challenges of an increasingly digitalized world reports Energie.blog.

In summary, we can say: A lot is coming together in Hoheneck to advance the digital future and the use of renewable energies. It will be exciting to see how these projects develop and what impact they will have on the lives of citizens in the region.