All Austria articles
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: re-platforming plans
Analyst Briefing: With Europe continuing the flounder, DT is said to be prepping a major M&A move to strengthen its foothold in America and tightening links with state-side tech partners. In Europe DT ups its data sovereignty credentials with a revamped business cloud service and unveils what it calls a ‘blueprint’ for telco cloud deployments…
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees three top bosses sign up to new contracts and provide some steadiness and security after the recent sudden resignation of tech chief Abdu Mudesir. While greenlighting those deals, the Group’s Supervisory Board completes a tech-focused refresh of its own ranks. Elsewhere, T-Systems fills out its newly elevated defence unit and T-Mobile Poland and Telekom Deutschland make senior tech appointments.
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Financial & PerformanceEuroTeleSites positive on CEE tower landscape; ups spend on Austrian rollout
Boss of regional wireless infra player does not yet see any threat emerging from MNO client mergers within its footprint. Reporting FY25 results, towerco points to healthy flow-through of orders from new customers and rejigs spend to carry out an extra ‘special project’ from main partner A1.
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M&AVodafone adds public cloud integration expertise in Skaylink acquisition
Skaylink to be bought for €175m to build out Vodafone Business portfolio and embed ‘specialist’ knowledge in public cloud integrations for B2B clients.
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PeoplewatchAlpen Glasfaser’s bureaucracy navigator departs
Magenta Telekom and Meridiam’s Austrian fibre joint venture changes management team structure after exec brought in to build pipeline with municipalities steps down.
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M&AT-Systems gains health boost with double acquisition
Deutsche Telekom moves to grow healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Austria’s synedra and sister business akedis Innovations, advancing plans to build up interoperable and sovereign solutions in the segment…
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EventwatchTelco CEOs turn up heat on Europe’s regulators as Draghi report turns one
FT Connect Europe Forum: Discussions turn technical as telco CEOs call for fundamental changes to the way sector regulations are applied, including a move from ex ante to ex post.
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PeoplewatchMagenta Telekom boss freshens team with new finance, HR chiefs
Austrian operator’s recently-appointed chief exec Thomas Kicker draws on parent Deutsche Telekom’s talent pool to fill CFO and CHRO vacancies.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTowers Infra Austria moves to digitise infra estate with software revamp
Manager of former Magenta Telekom towers teams up with the UAE’s NEXSYS-ONE to deploy asset management software to better monitor and manage its mast portfolio. Towerco’s CEO Christian Bauer hails operational benefits, of digitalised tower management …
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Financial & PerformanceQ2 FY25: DT’s new German boss strengthens defence, as altnets amass
Q2 FY25: Second successive quarter of broadband user loss clouds picture around Group’s performance in home market.
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Financial & PerformanceQ2 FY25: DT looks ahead to life without Romania
DT’s leadership hails progress on European M&A as the sale of unwanted Romanian mobile business gains approval.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom lines up Brookfield for AI data centre investment
Deutsche Telekom turns to towerco partner Brookfield Asset Management for co-investment in AI data centres and considers setting up an off-balance sheet partnership as competition heats up for EU-funded contracts.
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M&ATAWAL is possible suitor for DT’s latest tower spin-outs
Acquisitive Saudi tower group TAWAL is still keen on M&A in central and eastern Europe and has Deutsche Telekom’s newly carved out masts in its sights.
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PeoplewatchMagenta Telekom picks Kicker to boot up tech shifts
Former exec Thomas Kicker returns to Magenta Telekom to fill CEO vacancy after a stint at security partner cyan.
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Suppliers & SCMFinal hearing on DT’s €80m outsourcing dispute tabled for July
ISS, DT’s facilities management supplier in Germany, updates on long-running disagreement centring on major, long-term deal gained with operator in late-2010s. Danish outsourcer caveats cash flow forecast for FY25 amid uncertainty over proceedings’ outcome. Final arbitration hearing now tabled for July.
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Strategy & ChangeEuro data centres: infra crunch driving investors to new tier of hub cities — report
Consultancy Eight Advisory highlights rise of emerging challengers to Europe’s dominant ‘FLAP-D’ metros, aided by greater availability of power, land, and labour resource elsewhere. Learn more…
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Strategy & ChangeConfident Leroy cranks up targets for DT’s Europe region
Regional CEO Dominique Leroy sets more bullish goals for the operator’s next strategic cycle compared to previous, more modest ambitions.
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Analyst BriefingInfrawatch Weekly: fibre routes to retail; TalkTalk’s latest rejig; Asia’s infra ownership overhaul
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including TalkTalk’s last-minute refinancing, investment boosts for the satellite sector, Japan’s moves towards greater infrastructure sharing, and plenty more…
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Financial & PerformanceAustria’s EuroTeleSites ‘on track’ with ex-A1 go-to-market push
Management of tower offshoot from Austrian incumbent A1 says talks are taking place with fresh MNO and non-MNO clients as it seeks to add site tenancies and hit revenue growth targets.
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Network & InfraMagenta Telekom Infra rebrands, seeks distance from ex-MNO parent
Austrian TowerCo drops colour scheme associated with Magenta Telekom, as it seeks to stress independence and broaden client base.