All Deutsche Telekom Group (DTAG) articles
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Network & InfrastructureAI-equipped drive-bys help Deutsche Telekom snip fibre costs
Group continues to shop around for cost-saving innovations and lauds AI as a way to drastically reduce FTTP planning times and costs.
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People
Latest Deutsche Telekom people moves: Group’s Ashouriha in as NGMN Chairman; T-Mobile US builds up third pillar
Arash Ashouriha gets unanimous vote for Chairman spot at NGMN Alliance. Another DTCP Senior Advisory addition. T‑Mobile US makes further changes in Emerging Products, and reworks T‑Mobile for Business strategy.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom demos flying base stations in stratosphere
DT reveals strategic investment in UK startup developing hydrogen-powered, remote-controlled aircraft to deliver broadband connectivity. Operator takes on Alphabet, SoftBank, and SpaceX with rival system in the stratosphere.
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Operations
Magyar Telekom looks for lodgers in new HQ
Operator looking to mitigate overheads after opting to permanently shift to a hybrid working model. 5,500‑strong workforce largely remote since spring, bar brief return. Sub‑letting to partners on the cards. Wider Group-level philosophy changes take effect.
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Public Affairs
Cosmote drops the ball on call data
Greek operator under fire, locally, over vulnerability leading to large-scale loss of customer details.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Government comes clean on SAP–T Systems corona app costs
Health Ministry reveals that some costs were lower than expected but encounters criticism in parliament over how the contracts were awarded to SAP and T‑Sys.
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Venturing & Investments
Drone player vHive creates a buzz with DT
$4m investment seen as vote of confidence in drone hive SaaS platform. DTCP investment follows Deutsche Funkturm partnership for asset surveying and data gathering missions.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Proximus joins DT and Orange’s purchasing alliance
Showcase outreach project for BuyIn JV. Operators looking at pooled buying as an antidote to Huawei clampdown, and resultant reduced vendor competition? Proximus now has foot in both Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom partner camps.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica renews Deutsche Telekom deal as fibre plans accelerate
Renewed and expanded wholesale volume deal will remove the handbrake on Telefónica’s broadband products, and drive TDE investment. While DT network currently focused on urban areas, Telefónica’s plans for a €5bn rural fibre network are reportedly nearing completion.
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Suppliers & SCM
1NCE expands Deutsche Telekom tie-up to Netherlands
Telekom Innovation Pool investment 1NCE builds DT commercial partnership. IoT Easy Connect platform‑as‑a‑service offering aims to make IoT accessible for Dutch SMEs.
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People
Deutsche Telekom people moves: more changes at BuyIn including new IT procurement lead
Following a CEO swap at BuyIn, a new IT spend boss comes in from Deutsche Telekom. Digital Labs gets new General Manager. New T-Systems Hungary CEO readies for November start. Padayachee named T-Systems South Africa CEO replacement.
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Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom champions new TIP/O‑RAN lab in Berlin
Choi talks of “ new level of collaboration ”, as joint O‑RAN/TIP lab becomes available for open RAN testing at DT’s facilities in Berlin. Hails recent European O‑RAN/TIP plugfest a success. Berlin lab available for open BNG testing, “ as soon as systems are available ”. ...
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People
Nafziger to lead Telekom Deutschland’s international B2B push
Global Carrier Head takes on ownership of all B2B plans beyond Germany. Operator seeking to better coordinate its international enterprise market play.
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Network & Infrastructure
Romania set to delay 5G auction
Vodafone markets Romania and UK on track for 2021 auctions. Czech auction kicks off amid operator complaints. VfCZ jumps on DSS bandwagon. Greek auction now underway.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: BuyIn CEO lays out plans
BuyIn to look beyond traditional scale-based power play under new CEO.
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Public Affairs
Deutsche Telekom: reports of China 5G scheme are nonsense
Group dismisses claims of a plan to scale up its Chinese presence off back of geopolitical manoeuvres. Government’s decision on 5G network suppliers could be imminent.
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Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom: game on for 5G and AR at Euro 2024
Major football tournament could be tech showcase for Deutsche Telekom. At least, there will be 5G coverage for fans and international visitors. In the stadium and at home AR/MR/XR apps will be on display. But low take‑up of smart glasses could limit AR’s appeal.
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People
Deutsche Telekom people moves: R&D leadership and US emerging product changes
5G tsar takes T-Labs top-spot. T-Mobile Netherlands Transformation Officer given cross-NatCo leadership development remit. Rafalska named 5G Programmes Director in Poland.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Systems flags Iberian, Dutch partnerships
Fortinet and SpecPage grow T‑Systems relationships; division bags another airport win.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Europe: Deutsche Telekom opens new data centres
Data centre inauguration in Romania and a banking break-up in Poland.
