Deutsche Telekom agrees to buy ruhrfibre Essen, Metrofibre fiber network assets in Essen

• Deutsche Telekom agreed to buy fiber network infrastructure in Essen from ruhrfibre Essen and Metrofibre via an asset deal.
• The acquired footprint covers about 87,000 households, expanding Telekom’s existing and planned FTTH network in the city.
• Telekom will migrate the assets onto its own network architecture, then continue buildout where construction remains incomplete.
• Once integration work is finished, the network will be marketed to Telekom retail customers and wholesale partners.

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