A bird's eye view of Beckum

Subsidised fibre optic expansion in Beckum

Citizens, schools and companies in Beckum benefit from fibre optic expansion via the following funding programmes coordinated by the district of Warendorf:

  • White stain programme

    Deutsche Glasfaser was awarded the contract for the "Weiße Flecken" funding in 2019 After the expansion work began, the company carrying out the expansion went bankrupt in the second half of 2023. In the meantime, AY-KOM has been commissioned by Deutsche Glasfaser to continue the expansion. Completion is planned by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

    Further addresses with < 100 Mbit/s can be included in the funding with a so-called "light grey patch" upgrade.

    If the federal government approves a subsidised expansion, a further 200 or so addresses could be supplied with fibre optic by mid-2026.

  • Grey stain programme

    The invitation to tender and publication of the award procedure was carried out in July 2024 by the broadband office of the district of Warendorf. The submission deadline was the end of September. Bidder discussions are now taking place, which should lead to the bids being processed by the end of November. By the end of the first quarter, the relevant committee resolutions (in all participating municipalities in the district of Warendorf) must be passed so that, if the resolutions are favourable, the contract could be awarded in the first half of the year.

  • Schools support programme

    The Martinschule, the Friedrich-von Bodelschwingh-Schule, the Sonnenschule, the municipal primary school in Mitte and the Astrid-Lindgren-Grundschule in Beckum were connected using the NRW fibre optic connection schools funding programme.

    In addition, the connection to the main building is now being made due to remodelling work at the Rosa-Parks comprehensive school.

  • Industrial estates development programme

    As part of the industrial estate development programme, the Obere Brede, Mark I, Kerkbrede and Daimlerring industrial estates and the Grüner Weg business park in Beckum will be supplied with 75 km of fibre optic cable by Deutsche Telekom by September 2025. All companies in the subsidised area were informed about the possibility of a free fibre optic connection in advance of the expansion.

    The federal government is investing 50 %, the state of NRW 40 % and the town of Beckum 10 % of the total of almost 1.4 million euros.