anw.net´s lean, energetic brainpower

Two decades of silent excellence: The industry’s best-kept secret in network intelligence.

We’re builders—shaping what comes next in connectivity and AI infrastructure. Ambition and innovation are at our core. anw’s team spans countries and disciplines, united by a shared passion for solving the toughest network stability problems in Europe so that we can make digital performance resilient, transparent, independent and future-proof.

A brief Expansion History of anw.net

  1. Company Foundation

    Establishment of the company, laying the groundwork for digital performance measurement.
  2. Launch „wieistmeineip.de“

    Launch of wieistmeineip.de, introducing Germany’s very first internet speed test to the public.

  3. Strategic Exit & Ongoing Operations

    Successful sale of wieistmeineip.de to the Axel Springer publishing house (BILD Group). anw.net retains the operational mandate, providing continuous hosting and development for the COMPUTER BILD and wieistmeineip.de speed test infrastructures.

  4. Corporate Relocation

    Headquarters moved from Homburg/Saar to Bechhofen/Palatinate to support organizational development.

  5. Enterprise Partnership with Unitymedia

    Secured major telecommunications provider Unitymedia as a core client. Commenced comprehensive end-to-end services including hosting, maintenance, consulting, and advanced infrastructure development.

  6. Nationwide Expansion with Vodafone

    Following the acquisition of Unitymedia, Vodafone Germany adopts and scales the ANW speed test solution for a complete, nationwide rollout.

  7. Strategic Spin-Off

    The core development division is strategically spun off into Visonum GmbH (Grünwald, Munich) to optimize operational focus and enterprise scalability.

  8. Mobile Ecosystem Expansion

    Launch of dedicated, native mobile speed test applications (iOS and Android) for COMPUTER BILD.

  9. Platform Diversification

    Deployment of a specialized speed test application tailored for Apple TV, exclusively developed for Vodafone Germany.

  10. Embedded Infrastructure

    Launch of a highly integrated speed test application for VTV (Vodafone Germany’s native TV set-top box).

  11. Infrastructure Modernization

    Comprehensive relaunch and architectural upgrade of the COMPUTER BILD speed test web platforms.

  12. HQ Expansion

    Corporate headquarters relocated to a larger, modernized facility in St. Ingbert, Saarland, to accommodate sustained organizational growth.

  13. 2026 and Beyond: Pan-European Expansion

    Systematic rollout of our proprietary speed test infrastructure into additional key European markets, exponentially growing our data footprint and standardizing connectivity measurement across the continent.

CEO anw.net

Founder´s Note – Oliver Gab

„My team is a carefully curated, international unit of meticulous thinkers. We share a quiet dedication to thinking deeply before we act. By anticipating challenges and structuring our logic rigorously upfront, we ensure that when our systems go live, they simply work.

For nearly 25 years, we operate on pure understatement: we make modest promises, but deliver overwhelming precision. We may be a compact group, but the structural integrity we provide allows Europe’s biggest networks to operate without hesitation.“

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