Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co KG

What Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co KG does

Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co. KG is a municipal infrastructure company founded in 2017 that builds, owns, and coordinates fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband deployment across the Ortenaukreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is owned by 48 municipal shareholders — the Ortenaukreis, three large towns (Achern, Kehl, Lahr), and 44 smaller municipalities — and operates from its headquarters at Hauptstraße 27 in Offenburg. The company's core product is the GiGa | Ortenau hybrid deployment strategy, which combines state-funded expansion in underserved white, grey, and dark-grey spots with self-funded (eigenwirtschaftlich) expansion by private telecom operators in denser areas.

The technology stack consists of Point-of-Presence (PoP) distribution nodes, underground fiber cabling, and fiber termination at buildings, with end-customer speeds targeted at up to 1 Gbit/s. The network architecture follows an open-access model in which the publicly owned passive infrastructure is leased to multiple certified network operators — primarily Vodafone, with Deutsche Glasfaser, Telekom, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser, O2, Stiegeler IT, 1&1, WiSoTEL, NetCom BW, and GlasfaserPlus also integrated — who deliver internet, telephony, and TV services to end customers.

The business model is the German municipal Betreibermodell: BOKG funds capex using federal (50%) and state (40%) subsidies covering up to 90% of investment costs, builds the passive fiber network, and leases it to wholesale tenants via public tender. End-customer pricing is set by the network operators rather than BOKG. Execution is staged across Phases 1 through 5 from 2020 through 2030, with a cumulative investment volume of approximately €388M and a target of 10,000 connected addresses and 70% district fiber coverage by 2027. Civil engineering is contracted to construction firms including STRABAG, Baum Hoch-/Tief-/Straßenbau, and SP Sinan Polat Bau.

Name

Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co KG

Legal name

Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://breitband-ortenau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiber Broadband Infrastructure

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Neutral-Host Fiber & Shared Access Network Operators (HDAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Operators (HDAIACAB), Rural & Universal Service Fixed Broadband Providers (HDAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Fiber optic infrastructure
• Broadband network deployment
• Municipal broadband services
• FTTH network construction
• Open access networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Network Pacht (Lease) Revenue: The fiber infrastructure remains in municipal ownership. BOKG leases the network to selected network operators (primarily Vodafone) who pay rent and provide internet, telephone, and TV services to end customers. This model ensures return on municipal investments.
2. Government Funding/Grants: State funding covers up to 90% of fiber infrastructure costs (50% federal, 40% state), with only 10% remaining as municipal contribution. This enables economically unviable rural expansion.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co. KG builds, owns, and operates a municipal fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network across the Ortenaukreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company operates under the GiGa | Ortenau hybrid deployment strategy that combines state-funded expansion for underserved areas with self-funded expansion by private telecom operators. Under the open-access Betreibermodell, the publicly-owned fiber infrastructure is leased to network operators such as Vodafone who provide internet, telephony, and TV services to end customers.

Product overview

Breitband Ortenau GmbH & Co KG is a municipal fiber broadband infrastructure company serving the Ortenau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company's core offering is the GiGa | Ortenau hybrid fiber expansion strategy, which combines state-funded fiber expansion for underserved areas (white, gray, and dark-gray spots with speeds below 30-300 Mbit/s) with self-funded expansion by private telecommunications companies. The municipal fiber network operates under an open-access model where the infrastructure is owned by the company and leased to approved network operators (Vodafone, Deutsche Glasfaser, Telekom, O2, Stiegeler IT, and others) who provide Internet, telephony, and TV services to end customers. Additional services include an address query tool for checking expansion status and a download area with informational materials. The company manages phased expansion across 47+ municipalities with total investment volumes reaching approximately 300 million euros across multiple phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GiGa | Ortenau (Hybrid Fiber Expansion Strategy)
• Municipal Fiber Network Infrastructure (FTTH)
• State-Funded Fiber Expansion (Geförderter Ausbau)
• Self-Funded Fiber Expansion Coordination (Eigenwirtschaftlicher Ausbau)
• Address Query Tool (Adressabfrage)
• Download Area (Download-Bereich)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 1 Gbit/s download speeds for connected households
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 48 Municipal ShareholderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017BOKG has 48 municipal shareholders including Ortenaukreis, 3 large towns (Achern, Kehl, Lahr), and 44 municipalities. These entities are both shareholders and the primary beneficiaries of the fiber expansion program.
• Vodafone DeutschlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary network operator selected via EU-wide tender to operate the publicly funded fiber network. Vodafone serves as lessee (Pächter) of the network infrastructure and provides internet, telephone, and TV services to end customers. The network is gradually handed over to Vodafone as construction sections are completed.
• Unsere Grüne Glasfaser (UGG)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecommunications provider conducting self-funded (eigenwirtschaftlich) fiber expansion in densely populated areas of multiple municipalities. UGG also lays empty conduits (Leerrohre) for BOKG's subsidized expansion during their construction activities.
• Deutsche GlasfasercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecommunications provider conducting self-funded fiber expansion in certain Ortenau municipalities, providing competition to other network operators.
• Telekom DeutschlandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecommunications provider conducting self-funded fiber expansion in Gengenbach area, offering services to customers in areas not covered by subsidized expansion.
• O2 (Telefónica)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecommunications provider offering services in self-funded expansion areas of certain municipalities (e.g., Oppenau).
• Stiegeler ITminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecommunications provider offering services in self-funded expansion areas of certain municipalities.
• STRABAGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company awarded contracts for civil engineering work (Tiefbau) in various municipalities including Oberwolfach and Hausach areas.
• Baum Hoch-, Tief- und Straßenbau GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company from Renchen awarded multiple civil engineering contracts for fiber construction in various municipalities (Oppenau, Oberkirch, Gengenbach).
• SP Sinan Polat Bau GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company from Darmstadt awarded civil engineering contract for Oberkirch commercial areas fiber construction.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• M-net Telekommunikations: Regional FTTH/Broadband provider in Bavaria with strong municipal-utility ownership roots (Stadtwerke München, etc.). Comparable to BOKG in being a municipal/utility-aligned wholesale-style operator, though operating in a different Land.
• NetCologne: Municipal-owned regional fiber and telecom operator around Cologne with a comparable public-ownership, open-access heritage. A useful structural comparable for a municipally owned wholesale fiber asset, though geographically separate from Ortenau.
• EWE TEL: Regional utility-affiliated fiber/broadband provider in northern/western Germany with significant FTTH deployment, comparable in being a non-incumbent, infrastructure-led operator serving mid-sized and rural geographies.

Broad incumbents

• 1&1 Versatel: Wholesale and retail fiber/carrier-services provider integrating as a secondary operator on BOKG's open-access network. Comparable as an institutional lessee/operator on third-party fiber infrastructure rather than a direct FTTH builder.
• Deutsche Telekom: Germany's incumbent telecom and largest retail broadband provider; runs eigenwirtschaftlich FTTH in Gengenbach-area Ortenau municipalities and serves as a secondary operator on BOKG's open-access network. Competes for both addresses and retail customers in the same district.
• Vodafone Deutschland: Primary Pächter (lessee) of BOKG's publicly funded network and a major retail broadband provider in Germany. While not a peer in fiber-deployment model, it is the dominant commercial counterparty monetizing BOKG's passive infrastructure to end customers.

Emerging players

• Stiegeler IT: Black Forest regional ISP offering fiber services in BOKG-served eigenwirtschaftlich areas. Smaller, locally rooted operator with overlapping end-customer proposition in Ortenau municipalities.

Direct peers

• GlasfaserPlus GmbH: Wholesale-only FTTH joint venture of Deutsche Telekom and IFM, deploying open-access fiber across rural Germany. Closely comparable to BOKG's neutral-host, leased-to-operators wholesale model — also integrating as a lessee on BOKG's network in some municipalities.
• Deutsche Glasfaser: Germany's largest privately funded FTTH provider, active in Ortenaukreis with eigenwirtschaftlich rollout in multiple municipalities including Mahlberg and Schutterwald. Directly competes with BOKG's subsidized model in the same territory for both addresses and operator partnerships.
• Unsere Grüne Glasfaser (UGG): Joint venture of Telefónica and Allianz focused on eigenwirtschaftlich FTTH rollout, active in multiple Ortenau municipalities (Durbach, Mühlenbach, Seelbach). Also a co-deployment partner laying Leerrohre for BOKG's subsidized build, making it both competitor and operational ally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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