
Tele Columbus will open its network of around 2.3 million connected households to Telefonica. Through the agreement, Telefonica will supply customers connection at up to 1 Gbps in the future.
Telefonica said that it aims to offer both retail and business customers fixed-network and DSL services in addition to mobile communications services via its O2 brand. It already signed a fixed-network agreement with Vodafone that allows access to Vodafone's and Unitymedia’s cable networks in Germany, while it has cooperated with Deutsche Telekom in the fixed-network business for years.