All Deutsche Telekom Group (DTAG) articles
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Products & ServicesDT closes cloud gaming play after less than two years
MagentaGaming closing due to poor take‑up. Streaming partner RemoteMyApp acquired by Intel. Service was not available on Apple iOS mobile devices.
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Venturing & Investments
DTCP kickstarts 2022 with data security investments
Data analytics platform Dremio and cybersecurity threat detector Hunters picked for cash injection. DT venturing vehicle makes inaugural investment in the two startups, adding to data‑oriented interests.
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People
Latest Deutsche Telekom people moves: senior Technology & Innovation changes
Changes in AI, network automation, and R&D leadership to bring in the new year, with a fresh CTO to boot. Leroy’s Europe domain draws regional talent for new commercial team, while SoHo and SME segments get attention in central and Eastern outposts. T‑Systems’ Posset confirms Poland and Romania as ...
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Products & Services
DT to join NFT craze
Operator will open up its own platform in the coming months. Claims clients will not require specialist NFT and crypto knowledge to get started.
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Strategy & Change
DT’s Leroy backs Greek digitalisation plans
Head of Europe Dominique Leroy joins the campaign trail to promote Greek investment via OTE minority subsidiary. €3bn full‑fibre investment plan in action to support national digital transformation. Bureaucracy remains a sticking point.
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Venturing & Investments
DT invests in Teridion for multi-cloud WAN connectivity
Takes minority stake in Israel-based WAN specialist. Teridion adds another prong to DT’s SD-WAN approach.
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M&A
T-Mobile US picks up rideshare advertiser Octopus
Adtech‑focused Marketing Solutions division makes acquisition to expand marketers toolkit. Octopus Interactive to transition to T‑Mobile network for device connectivity.
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People
DT moves AI beyond the lab with new appointment
DT’s new Head of AI Jan Hofmann signals broadening approach. Predecessor Claudia Pohlink takes on new role at Deutsche Bahn. Emphasis increasingly placed on voice technology as a business enabler.
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Venturing & Investments
DT’s renewed SoftBank tie‑up leads to GoStudent investment
Deutsche Telekom and strategic partner SoftBank co‑invested in ed-tech platform provider GoStudent. Investment collaboration one of the promised benefits to renewed friendship last year, with GoStudent the first to profit from DT–SoftBank tie‑up.
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Innovation (R&D)
T-Labs taps Merantix for AI voice fraud detection
Deutsche Telekom’s research arm ties with natural language processing partner Merantix Labs to co‑develop deepfake detection tool. Seen as a likely necessity for future AI robustness, and builds on broader voice tech from across the Group.
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Venturing & Investments
DT backs wireless asset tracking startup MonoLets
Group continues to build out IoT ecosystem with cash injection into US connected-label startup. hubraum flags system as potentially “really useful” add to DT’s IoT armoury.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT’s Nemat puts focus on the human factor at heart of AI
Nemat suggests there should be a ‘Hippocratic Oath’ for AI software engineers. DT programmes in place to reduce energy consumption and bias when training machines.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom reveals new CTO; Choi switches to R&D
Head of Technology & Innovation Claudia Nemat making a New Year refresh of her top team. Open RAN point man Abdurazak Mudesir takes over as CTO as Group increases bet on network disaggregation. Current CTO Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi moves to a potentially more free-wheeling position overseeing R&D and ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
1NCE taps AWS for expanded IoT platform rollout
DT‑backed IoT platform provider 1NCE “intensifies” AWS relationship to launch an IoT core network. Partnership extends to development of new platform features, utilising AWS infrastructure.
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Operations
Deutsche Telekom rocks with AC–DC to save power
DT’s Plasma energy-reduction initiative expected to save more than 90GWh with upgrade of rectifier systems.
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Venturing & Investments
hubraum progeny Blinkist turns a profit
Book‑summarising startup gets into the black for the first time. Milestone reached decade into life of the business. Deutsche Telekom incubator hubraum exits startup on the cusp of profitability. Operator was early investor in 2012.
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Network & Infrastructure
EU could miss RAN innovation opportunity warn operators
Europe’s big four maintained momentum for their open RAN collaboration with a new report calling for EU intervention to make the region an innovation hub. Analysys Mason‑backed report highlights need for diverse suppliers in a market predicted to be worth €36bn by 2026. Outsider BT questions level of support ...
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People
Latest Deutsche Telekom people moves: 6G next on the networks list
Chalkiotis to lead the Group’s 6G interests alongside networks role. Greiner named new DT regulatory affairs head to lead EU relationship. DT–Orange procurement JV BuyIn names Canadian MD to drive partnerships with recent joiner Bell Canada.
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Suppliers & SCM
Deloitte ‘in line for Deutsche Telekom auditing role’
Report indicates operator is close to concluding a prolonged and politicised auditor selection process. Deloitte now seen as in pole position to replace incumbent PwC.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT making strides in flash flood recovery
About 97% of flood‑damaged fixed lines to be repaired by the end of 2021. Construction of FTTP network in areas where lines cannot be restored.
