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Vodafone Fiber Fault Leaves Hundreds in Munich Offline as Excavation Repairs Await Go-Ahead

Vodafone says permit-dependent excavation is delaying restoration.

Overview

  • About 350 households in Munich’s Trudering-Riem have been without internet, cable TV and landline since January 7 due to a connection fault in Vodafone’s fiber network.
  • In nearby Garching, up to 243 customers have had the same services down since January 1, with final excavation and component replacement scheduled to start Friday, January 9, if weather allows.
  • Vodafone traced the outages to a defective underground coupling on the affected feed routes and plans to remove the part and install a new network element.
  • The company says Tiefbau crews are ready, with Trudering-Riem works slated for Sunday or Monday pending municipal approval, and completion expected within one to two working days under suitable conditions.
  • Vodafone reports diagnostics and site checks are complete and has apologized to customers, while a separate report from Zittau describes a similar fault affecting up to 12 users that also requires excavation.