Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach

What Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach does

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach is a municipal special-purpose association (Zweckverband) founded in 2015 and jointly owned by the 35 cities and municipalities of Landkreis Lörrach together with the district government itself. Its statutory mandate is to deliver district-wide fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) broadband coverage, with an explicit public goal of connecting every household in the district by 2032.

The organization owns and coordinates the passive fiber infrastructure — a 420+ km backbone operational since 2018 with transition points in every municipality, plus last-mile Ortsnetze being rolled out municipality by municipality (Lörrach, Weil am Rhein, Schopfheim, Rheinfelden, Todtnau, Schönau, Kleines Wiesental and others). Technology is GPON-based FTTB, with construction coordination handled by APM GLASFASER-ZENTRUM and the active network operated by Tele Columbus Netz GmbH under the PÜR brand since 2018, with Stiegeler added as a second open-access ISP. Approximately 50,000 households have been offered connections and roughly 42,000 are connected; up to 10,000 additional households are offered service annually, with annual investment exceeding €30 million.

Revenue and funding flow from three streams: one-time FTTB connection fees from property owners under a unified district price list (subsidized at first build, materially more expensive if deferred), recurring public funding from the Landkreis (backbone), individual municipalities (local networks), and the Baden-Württemberg state plus the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), and network-usage fees paid by Tele Columbus Netz GmbH for operating the asset. In 2023 the mandate was extended beyond passive fiber with the Interkommunale IT division and the jointly operated Rechenzentrum in Weil am Rhein, partnering with RegioRZSüd and badenIT. Customer segments are private households (primary) and local businesses and public institutions (schools, hospitals) within Landkreis Lörrach; distribution is community-led via direct mail, information events, and the on-site Glasfaser-Zentrum.

Name

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach

Legal name

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach

Website

https://breitband-lkr-loerrach.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach is a municipal Zweckverband, jointly owned by the 35 cities and municipalities of Landkreis Lörrach, that builds and coordinates a 420+ km passive FTTB fiber network. It serves every private household and public institution in the district, targeting universal fiber coverage by 2032, funded by public sources, connection fees, and network-usage fees from Tele Columbus Netz GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Site Acquisition, Development & Permitting Services (HDAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Fiber optic networks
• Municipal broadband infrastructure
• FTTB connectivity
• Open access networks
• Public broadband utility

Headquarters

HQ city

Lörrach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fiber Connection Fees: Property owners pay connection fees based on a unified price list approved for the entire district. First-time connection during initial development is subsidized; later connections cost significantly more for the property owner.
2. Public Funding: Co-funded by Landkreis Lörrach (backbone infrastructure), municipalities (local networks), and government grants from Baden-Württemberg state and Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
3. Network Operator Fees: Tele Columbus Netz GmbH operates the network and pays fees to the Zweckverband for network usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach is a municipal special-purpose association that builds and owns the passive fiber optic (FTTB/Glasfaser) infrastructure across all 35 municipalities of Landkreis Lörrach, including a 420+ km backbone network and local distribution networks. The Zweckverband grants open access to network operators (Tele Columbus Netz GmbH / PŸUR, Stiegeler) who deliver internet, telephone, and television services to end customers. Property owners pay one-time connection fees on a unified district price list, while annual investment exceeds €30 million, funded by Landkreis, municipalities, and state/federal grants.

Product overview

Zweckverband Breitbandversorgung Landkreis Lörrach operates a municipal fiber optic (Glasfaser) network infrastructure as a unified platform combining backbone transport (Backbone-Netz, over 420 km), local distribution networks (Ortsnetze) delivering FTTB connections to households, and a jointly operated data center (Rechenzentrum). The network uses an Open Access architecture allowing multiple service providers (PŸUR, Stiegeler) to offer end-customer services. Additional offerings include in-house cabling solutions for multi-family buildings and the APM GLASFASER-ZENTRUM customer service center. The Zweckverband was founded in 2015 as a joint venture of 35 municipalities and the district to achieve universal fiber coverage by 2032.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glasfasernetz Landkreis Lörrach (Fiber Optic Network) Municipal fiber optic network infrastructure providing FTTB (Fiber-to-the-Building) connections to households and businesses across all 35 cities and municipalities of Landkreis Lörrach, based on a 420+ km backbone with fiber transition points in every district.
• Backbone-Netz (Backbone Network) The main fiber optic infrastructure spanning over 420 km, providing fiber transition points (Points of Presence) to each of the 35 municipalities in Landkreis Lörrach.
• Ortsnetze (Local Networks)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ households offered fiber connection, 42,000 connected to buildings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Tele Columbus Netz GmbH (formerly pepcom GmbH)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Network operator of the entire fiber infrastructure since 2017. Responsible for supplying connected households with phone, television, and internet services. Products offered under PŸUR brand since 2018. Also grants third-party providers open access to the network.
• PŸURcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsumer brand under Tele Columbus Netz GmbH offering internet, telephone, and television services on the fiber network of the Zweckverband.
• StiegelercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchönau-based company providing end-customer internet services on the open-access fiber network alongside PŸUR.
• APM GLASFASER-ZENTRUMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction coordination partner that contacts property owners to schedule connection work. Operates the Glasfaser-Zentrum in Lörrach providing customer consultations on hardware, tariffs, and demand analysis. Open daily 09:00-18:00.
• RegioRZSüd / badenITstrategicTechnology or IntegrationJoint operation of a modern data center (Rechenzentrum) in Weil am Rhein for the district. Supports inter-municipal digital infrastructure development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Telekom: Germany's incumbent telecommunications operator with active FTTH rollout programs overlapping Landkreis Lörrach territory. Comparable as a vertically-integrated telecom offering competing retail broadband, but vastly larger in scale and not a municipal utility.
• Vodafone Deutschland: Major German cable and fiber operator delivering gigabit services in parts of the region via the Unitymedia/KabelBW HFC network. Comparable as an established broadband provider actively overbuilding in the Zweckverband's footprint.

Direct peers

• Deutsche Glasfaser: Germany's leading privately-financed FTTH rollout specialist, building open-access fiber networks in rural and semi-rural communities using a wholesale-only model very similar in commercial structure to the Zweckverband's passive-layer + ISP-tenant approach. Direct functional peer for greenfield rural fiber expansion.
• Netze BW (EnBW subsidiary): Regional fiber and grid operator owned by Energie Baden-Württemberg, deploying open-access FTTB/FTTH across Baden-Württemberg municipalities. A structural analogue as a regional utility-funded fiber builder operating in the same Land.
• Zweckverband Breitband Bodenseekreis: Neighboring Zweckverband in the Bodenseekreis district of Baden-Württemberg, also a municipal-utility-led FTTB rollout co-funded by Landkreis and state. Directly comparable legal form, scale, and operational model for rural fiber deployment in southern Germany.

Emerging players

• Tele Columbus AG: Network operator contracting with the Zweckverband to operate the passive fiber plant and supply retail ISP services under the PŸUR brand. Closely tied commercially — its health directly affects the Zweckverband's wholesale revenue.
• Unsere Grüne Glasfaser (UGG): Joint venture between Telefonica and Allianz rolling out FTTH in underserved German regions. Comparable as a non-incumbent open-access FTTH builder targeting rural and suburban white spots.
• Stiegeler Internet Service GmbH: Schönau-based regional ISP that resells services across the Zweckverband's open-access fiber network. Useful comparable as a small southern-German ISP that depends on wholesale open-access fiber from municipal networks.
• GlasfaserPlus ( Telefónica JV ): Telefónica Deutschland / Deutsche Glasfaser joint venture financing FTTH rollout in rural and semi-rural parts of Germany using open-access principles. Comparable end-to-end fiber utility-build model.

Regional players

• M-net Telekommunikations: Bavaria-focused regional carrier and open-access fiber operator serving municipalities and MDUs under a city-utility ownership model. Useful structural analogue for regional ISP/fiber open-access arrangements in southern Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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