The IT industry sees itself as the linchpin of other industries
20th November 2008 "Her with the stuff." Rene Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, was good humored and not at all hesitant, as he died on Thursday in Darmstadt came to the lectern. "Her with the stuff," he called the German Economics Minister Michael Glos, who just the third IT summit of the Federal Government had opened. Glos was so careless been against the backdrop of looming economic crisis to around 50 billion euros to remember the covenant of the mobile phone company in 2000 for the UMTS licenses out of the bag had.
"That was a nice redistribution in the direction of the federal budget," joked Glos and urged the telecom boss so almost out: "This latest redistribution cries now for a return to the company," countered Obermann, but apparently without any real hope of a release of the then paid billions to make.
Expansion of broadband networks could create posts
Other demands of the industry to the politicians in Berlin and Brussels, however, are quite serious, and the sound is given the impending crisis somewhat clearer. Thus, the economy in unison a speedy deployment of broadband networks. The high bandwidth will be given not only in the urban areas are available, but also in smaller towns and in the country.
How could the expansion of fiber optic infrastructure, according to the Federation of German Industry (BDI) not less than 250,000 jobs - despite the looming crisis. To around 40 to 50 billion euros Rene Obermann estimates the cost for a nationwide expansion of faster broadband networks in Germany. Across Europe should invest some 300 billion euros.
Regulators from scare
Unlike other industries to telecommunications companies but not the billions of state, but want to invest myself. Given its good liquidity position to do so even in the situation. Only the regulatory framework are the boards like men surface further away. "If we do not get better conditions, threatens us an investment gap," he said in Darmstadt. The current regulation alone had ever lower prices for consumers goal. "But we must not now even more money from the market," said Obermann added and left no doubt that he was primarily in his view, totally excessive regulation plans of the EU Commission in Brussels has in mind.
Even cooperation among competitors to expand, for example, the VDSL network for Telekom are now no longer red cloth. To run negotiations with the competitors that you look at the expensive network expansion regionally and then divides the networks - against payment - also opens to competitors.
Merkel wants investment incentives
That also like German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is apparently ready to such ideas at a European level to support. "While other countries in the crisis in its transport infrastructure to invest in Europe could be an intense set of broadband networking. That would be a great signal, "Merkel said in Darmstadt. It was a matter of "prudent regulatory incentives to set," the investment. "It does not have the same Summervacation regulators, which will be offered, perhaps even a couple of days made bridge," said the chancellor, adding: "There where no platform for the Internet exists, nor can IT applications used ".
Given these concessions are calling companies such as Telekom a regulatory environment that is a long-term risk distribution for the high investment guaranteed. In addition, the companies which invest and thus a risk received a long-term, can generate adequate returns. The chances for such a solution are under this IT summit in the view of many of the approximately 800 participants much better.
IT industry sees itself as the linchpin
The concern of policy for the competitiveness of these companies does not come by chance. According to information from August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of the Bitkom industry federation, the information and communications industries (ICT) for Germany are very important. It stands for a total of around 150 billion euro turnover. "We need the progress of our industry in order to stabilize other," said Scheer in Darmstadt and pointed out that efficient ICT processes also could help companies in illustrating the crisis better, because the costs of business processes could be significantly reduced. This view also shared by the Chancellor: "Around 800,000 people the industry employs directly and another 650,000 employees work in other companies with ICT technology," said Merkel. So that this sector lies in the importance of clearly ahead of the automotive industry and mechanical engineering.
Both Merkel and Glos will also ensure that the mobile can help the white spots on the map DSL to close. Thus, parts of the spectrum caused by the digitalization of broadcasting freely, for mobile data services are freigeräumt. Glos called on those countries whose national media organizations to sovereignty over these frequencies hold, "to stop the hoarding spectrum," but rather this release. Glos is confident that an agreement will soon be found and the frequencies until no later than 2011, is available.
20th November 2008 "Her with the stuff." Rene Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, was good humored and not at all hesitant, as he died on Thursday in Darmstadt came to the lectern. "Her with the stuff," he called the German Economics Minister Michael Glos, who just the third IT summit of the Federal Government had opened. Glos was so careless been against the backdrop of looming economic crisis to around 50 billion euros to remember the covenant of the mobile phone company in 2000 for the UMTS licenses out of the bag had.
"That was a nice redistribution in the direction of the federal budget," joked Glos and urged the telecom boss so almost out: "This latest redistribution cries now for a return to the company," countered Obermann, but apparently without any real hope of a release of the then paid billions to make.
Expansion of broadband networks could create posts
Other demands of the industry to the politicians in Berlin and Brussels, however, are quite serious, and the sound is given the impending crisis somewhat clearer. Thus, the economy in unison a speedy deployment of broadband networks. The high bandwidth will be given not only in the urban areas are available, but also in smaller towns and in the country.
How could the expansion of fiber optic infrastructure, according to the Federation of German Industry (BDI) not less than 250,000 jobs - despite the looming crisis. To around 40 to 50 billion euros Rene Obermann estimates the cost for a nationwide expansion of faster broadband networks in Germany. Across Europe should invest some 300 billion euros.
Regulators from scare
Unlike other industries to telecommunications companies but not the billions of state, but want to invest myself. Given its good liquidity position to do so even in the situation. Only the regulatory framework are the boards like men surface further away. "If we do not get better conditions, threatens us an investment gap," he said in Darmstadt. The current regulation alone had ever lower prices for consumers goal. "But we must not now even more money from the market," said Obermann added and left no doubt that he was primarily in his view, totally excessive regulation plans of the EU Commission in Brussels has in mind.
Even cooperation among competitors to expand, for example, the VDSL network for Telekom are now no longer red cloth. To run negotiations with the competitors that you look at the expensive network expansion regionally and then divides the networks - against payment - also opens to competitors.
Merkel wants investment incentives
That also like German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is apparently ready to such ideas at a European level to support. "While other countries in the crisis in its transport infrastructure to invest in Europe could be an intense set of broadband networking. That would be a great signal, "Merkel said in Darmstadt. It was a matter of "prudent regulatory incentives to set," the investment. "It does not have the same Summervacation regulators, which will be offered, perhaps even a couple of days made bridge," said the chancellor, adding: "There where no platform for the Internet exists, nor can IT applications used ".
Given these concessions are calling companies such as Telekom a regulatory environment that is a long-term risk distribution for the high investment guaranteed. In addition, the companies which invest and thus a risk received a long-term, can generate adequate returns. The chances for such a solution are under this IT summit in the view of many of the approximately 800 participants much better.
IT industry sees itself as the linchpin
The concern of policy for the competitiveness of these companies does not come by chance. According to information from August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of the Bitkom industry federation, the information and communications industries (ICT) for Germany are very important. It stands for a total of around 150 billion euro turnover. "We need the progress of our industry in order to stabilize other," said Scheer in Darmstadt and pointed out that efficient ICT processes also could help companies in illustrating the crisis better, because the costs of business processes could be significantly reduced. This view also shared by the Chancellor: "Around 800,000 people the industry employs directly and another 650,000 employees work in other companies with ICT technology," said Merkel. So that this sector lies in the importance of clearly ahead of the automotive industry and mechanical engineering.
Both Merkel and Glos will also ensure that the mobile can help the white spots on the map DSL to close. Thus, parts of the spectrum caused by the digitalization of broadcasting freely, for mobile data services are freigeräumt. Glos called on those countries whose national media organizations to sovereignty over these frequencies hold, "to stop the hoarding spectrum," but rather this release. Glos is confident that an agreement will soon be found and the frequencies until no later than 2011, is available.
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