Schiefling and Rosegg are getting connected to the fiber-optic network!
The expansion of the fiber-optic network in Carinthia continues to gain momentum. To ensure that households and businesses do not have to wait until an entire municipality’s network infrastructure is completed, we are now activating completed network sections step by step – as is already the case in Schiefling am Wörthersee and Rosegg.
Carinthia’s Regional Minister for Economic Affairs, Sebastian Schuschnig, also welcomes this approach: “We want people to benefit from broadband expansion as quickly as possible. That is why completed sections are being put into operation while construction work continues in other areas. This means that households and businesses do not have to wait until the entire municipality has been connected.”
Together with our partner KELAG-Connect, BIK Breitbandinfrastruktur Kärnten is currently building the network of the future in 35 municipalities across Carinthia. Thanks to the gradual activation of completed network sections, the first residents and businesses in Schiefling and Rosegg are already enjoying high-speed internet access via the new infrastructure.
Across Carinthia, 2,000 households have already been connected to the network, with around 3,000 more expected to follow by the end of the year. By the end of 2027, the partnership will have extended the fiber-optic infrastructure to approximately 71,300 households.
“We are deliberately pursuing a high-quality network expansion strategy to ensure that Carinthia’s fiber-optic infrastructure can meet the demands of future technological advances while sustainably strengthening the competitiveness of our regions.” — Peter Schark, Managing Director of BIK
