Haselhorst Associates and H&Z are growing even closer. In August 2026, Haselhorst Associates GmbH was legally merged into H&Z Unternehmensberatung GmbH. The merger does not affect ongoing projects and clients. The people behind our projects and our long-standing client relationships, as well as our expertise, remain unchanged.
However, we are expanding the expertise available to you with our new industry Cities & Utilities. The Haselhorst Smart-City-Ranking will also continue as part of H&Z.
![[Translate to English:] Smart-City-Ranking 2021](/fileadmin/Bilder_HAC/Aktuelle_Beitraege/Aktuelle_Beitrage_Smart_City_Ranking_2020.jpg "[Translate to English:] Smart-City-Ranking 2021")
In just a few weeks, it will be that time again: the results of this year's smart city study “Digital Germany: Smart City Ranking 2021” by Haselhorst Associates will be published in early October. The final evaluations are already revealing some surprises. For example, there will be quite a few…
![[Translate to English:] Glasfaser Kabel](/fileadmin/Bilder_HAC/Aktuelle_Beitraege/Aktuelle_Beitraege_Dschungelfu__hrer_848x365.jpg "[Translate to English:] Dschungelführer 2021")
Exactly 25 years ago, Deutsche Telekom's monopoly ended with the enactment of the Telecommunications Act. Shortly thereafter, the first business directory for the now liberalized German telecommunications market, the Dschungelführer, was published. For the current edition, we at Haselhorst…
![[Translate to English:] White Paper](/fileadmin/Bilder_HAC/Aktuelle_Beitraege/Aktuelle_Beitraege_WP-Handlungsempf_848x365.jpg "[Translate to English:] Whitepaper Smart City Handlungsempfehlungen")
The topic of “smart cities” still poses major challenges for many cities and municipalities. While both staffing issues and financing problems are considered obstacles to digital urban development, it is above all the question of a suitable strategic approach that is causing headaches for city…
Sustainability research enters the next round: The research and development projects submitted as part of the initiative "Digital GreenTech – Umwelttechnik trifft Digitalisierung" have now been reviewed and are receiving support.
A large audience and exciting discussions: Our web seminar “A Cost-Effective Fiber-Optic Rollout? It’s Doable. Successfully” on April 26, 2021 not only met with a very favorable response from the large number of participants.