All Deutsche Telekom Europe articles – Page 10
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Content & TV
Deutsche Telekom plans TV migration to all-IP in 2022
TV technology roadmap aims for all-IP and unicast. DT wants to match innovation speed of web content providers. Transition expected to start in all European markets by end-2022.
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DT eyes new tower markets amid domestic hurdles
TowerCo downgrades site-rollout target in Germany. Jacobfeuerborn, Illek hint at domestic M&A, expansion abroad. Group prowl for investor partners through DIV fund set up in collaboration with Cellnex. Deutsche Telekom wraps up Austrian tower spinout, adding another building-block added to multi-layered platform Group is building in European tower space. ...
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Strategy & Change
Q4 FY20: Group thinks out of the box
DT’s new Head of Europe argues that the bloc’s fragmented market is ripe for change. Romania and Netherlands remain in DT’s M&A spotlight. FY20 results show Europe holding steady for DT, despite pandemic. Share buybacks increase holdings in Hrvatski Telekom, Magyar Telekom, and OTE.
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Strategy & Change
DT’s Leroy signals European consolidation ambitions
Deutsche Telekom’s new Head of Europe indicates that the bloc’s fragmented market is ripe for change.
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Venturing & Investments
DTCP-backed Lookout and CipherCloud become one
CipherCloud subsumed into Lookout. Two legacy T-Venture investments integrate technologies to drive sales in expanding SASE market. Long-term ambition is to create unified platform which tackles cyber-crime at device endpoints and in cloud apps.
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People
Telekom Deutschland’s Gopalan reshuffles top team
Reorganisation targets greater synergies between Europe and Germany segments. Telekom Deutschland CEO Gopalan brings trusted lieutenant Almeida to Germany, to push key strategies. Abrahamson to lead newly-combined Product Management & Digitalisation unit. Hagspihl returns to Höttges’ side with Strategic Projects mandate.
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Strategy & Change
OTE: Romanian mobile remnant not on market, yet
Long subject of sale speculation, TRMC to focus on organic turnaround for now.
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People
DT’s tech and M&A chiefs earn contract extensions
Thorsten Langheim (USA & Group Development) and Claudia Nemat (Technology & Innovation) both pick up new five-year deals. CEO Höttges underlines stability and momentum for the Group.
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Partnerships & Alliances
German startup MOWEA seeks tailwind for Vodafone network tie-up
Startup’s relationship with Vodafone lies in German UPLIFT scheme. Vendor aiming to branch out in Germany and form relationships with other in-country tower businesses.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom to ‘new-skill’ nearly a third of workforce
VP, Digital Transformation Bruné highlights skill upgrades as fundamental to success, pushing “new-skilling” to top of the Group’s strategic priority list. DT aims for 30% uptake of up-skilling programme by 2024.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: copper retirement in Slovakia
Atos talks up HT ties; Greece looks for 5G innovation uplift. Slovak Telekom to begin copper retirement.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica joins European peers in open RAN push
Signs MoU with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone. Aim is to generate greater economies of scale for smaller suppliers through common procurement parameters. Lobbying European governments for open RAN funding high on the agenda. Telefónica makes open RAN advances in Germany, UK.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: ENT broadens Hrvatski Telekom partnership
Magenta does a deep dive into voice quality; Ericsson Nikola Tesla widens Croatia engagement into microwave, while helping out on quake response.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: Sourek to drive Magenta brand
UK Global Business Solutions unit gets a new Managing Director as part of planned succession. Magenta brand leadership changes in Austria. Lee and Roszatycki climb the T-Mobile US ladder.
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M&A
DT said to be upping ante on Dutch sale talks
Possible sale of T-Mobile Netherlands could square with long-rumoured plan to buy KPN in order to bolster the Group’s convergence strategy.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom gets wind of energy startup MOWEA
DT taps MOWEA to help meet renewable energy ambitions and challenges of getting power to 5G sites. MOWEA previously tied with Vodafone Germany.
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People
Deutsche Telekom Group Board of Management
Deutsche Telekom Group’s Board of Management mapped out.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile CZ makes convergence push with CETIN tie-up
NatCo ramps up FTTH rollout with infrastructure-build tie-up. Another convergence add-on for mobile-centric operator.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Czech network gets smarter with Elisa
Digi told Hungarian auction exclusion was lawful; TR bids for public authority cybersecurity tender; and Magenta Telekom builds out in pay-TV.
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People
Deutsche Telekom moves: India digital ops expansion
Bedding-in of new Global Business Solutions organisation continues. India-based development unit Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs remains in build-out mode, with Bharti Airtel alumni being tapped. Detecon executives off to form new venture. William Tal given digital strategy remit at T-Mobile for Business.