Wedoany.com Report-Sept. 4, Vodafone Germany is advancing the modernization of its cable fiber optic network to strengthen performance and prepare for future demands. The company is carrying out thousands of segmentations annually and installing large volumes of new fiber optic cables into its network.

The next significant phase has begun: reorganizing and consolidating the frequencies used for digital TV and radio transmission. This process will standardize the frequency spectrum nationwide, increasing the efficiency of Vodafone’s gigabit network and enhancing services for television, telephony, and internet.

Several regions, including Krefeld, Böblingen, Hürth, and Bünde, have already completed the frequency switchover. Over the next 11 months, the project will extend to another 400 cities and municipalities, covering 8.6 million TV connections. If the schedule is met, the entire upgrade will be finalized by mid-2026. Once complete, the reassignment will free up additional frequencies, paving the way for improved internet coverage and faster transmission speeds across approximately 25 million fiber optic cable connections in Germany.

To support this transition, Vodafone is introducing the NorDigLCN standard across its entire cable fiber optic network. With this system, modern receivers automatically recognize when a channel is moved and save it according to a fixed logical channel numbering (LCN). Customers will no longer need to manually sort channels, and favorites lists will remain intact if the receiver supports the feature.

Another technical improvement involves transmitting SD channels using the H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) video compression standard, which is already applied to HD channels. This step enhances transmission efficiency and ensures better utilization of available bandwidth.

Vodafone advises customers to keep their receivers and cable routers plugged in overnight during the switchover to ensure seamless updates. In some cases, users may need to adjust favorites lists or reprogram scheduled recordings afterward to confirm that all functions remain in place.

Historically, TV and radio signals in the cable network were distributed on regionally different frequencies. The ongoing conversion addresses this by creating a unified frequency spectrum across Germany, ultimately improving service quality for television, telephony, and internet.

The company operates two major broadcast centers, located in Frankfurt-Rödelheim and Kerpen near Cologne. These centers process incoming data from TV stations into broadcast-ready signals, which are then distributed regionally. Local television programming is also integrated at these technical hubs before reaching households.

Tanja Richter, Chief Technology Officer at Vodafone Germany, emphasized the importance of the upgrade: “By switching TV channels, we are freeing up the frequency spectrum and creating space. This expands future possibilities for our nationwide cable fiber optic network. At the same time, we are introducing NorDig-LCN, a technology standard across Germany that makes the switchover significantly more convenient for our customers. In many households, manual channel searches the following day will now be a thing of the past.”

Through these measures, Vodafone is laying the foundation for more robust, reliable, and future-ready digital services across Germany.