Another important technological milestone was the leasing of our own dark fiber, but above all the operation of our own DWDM systems on the routes. Only then did true scalability, maximum control, and independent network expansion become possible.

Ulrich, Head of Network and IT Operations, looks back on the year 2015: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨 – 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.”
Having our own DWDM meant faster decision-making, targeted route expansion, and capacity scaling tailored to demand. This step significantly drove growth and paved the way for a true backbone.