A bird's eye view of Beckum
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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 spots programme (download between up to 30 Mibit/s.)

    In 2019, Deutsche Glasfaser was awarded the contract for the ‘white spots’ funding scheme . After work on the roll-out had begun, the contractor Con-E went into administration in the second half of 2023. In mid-2024, AY-KOM took over the roll-out. Due to the substandard work carried out by the first contractor, the work completed to date had to be inspected and any damage rectified. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2026.

  • Light grey patch programme (download < 100 Mbit/s.)

    With a so-called ‘light grey areas’ upgrade, further addresses with speeds of less than 100 Mbit/s can be included in the scheme. These addresses are due to be connected by mid-2026.

  • Grey stain programme

    The call for tenders and the publication of the procurement procedure were carried out in July 2024 by the Warendorf District Broadband Office. It is not yet clear when the roll-out in Beckum will begin.

  • Schools support programme

    In Beckum, the Martinschule, the Friedrich-von Bodelschwingh-Schule, the Sonnenschule, the municipal primary school in Mitte and the Astrid-Lindgren-Grundschule were connected via Deutsche Telekom's IT@School programme as part of the NRW fibre optic connection schools funding programme.

    In addition, the Rosa-Parks comprehensive school and the Kopernikus grammar school in Neubeckum were supplied by Deutsche Glasfaser as part of the company's own fibre optic expansion.

    The Sonnenschule site in Vellern is supplied with a Helinet fibre optic connection.

    The other school locations in Beckum will also be connected to the high-speed network via Deutsche Glasfaser.

  • 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 kilometres of fibre optic cable by Deutsche Telekom by September 2025. All companies in the development area were informed about the possibility of a free fibre optic connection in advance of the expansion.

    The federal government is investing 50 per cent, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia 40 per cent and the town of Beckum 10 per cent of the total of almost 1.4 million euros.