All Deutsche Telekom Group (DTAG) articles – Page 5
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People
From magenta to red: ex-DT boss Rickmann named Vodafone B2B chief
Hagen Rickmann, Telekom Deutschland’s business customer MD until last year, will join Vodafone to lead corporate customers across Europe.
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Products & Services
Deutsche Telekom debuts ‘non-stop’ broadband with 5G failsafe
Telco reinforces reliability of fibre and DSL packages with new system featuring 5G re-routing and interference suppression tech.
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Weekly Briefings
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: 2Gigs intro’d to rock fibre rivals
Group continues to arrow in on broadband business performance in Germany, revamping full-fibre pricing and releasing a new top-level tariff based on XGS-PON tech.
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M&A
Romania’s competition body runs rule over OTE’s latest exit plan
Competition Council says it has begun process of assessing antitrust implications of convoluted joint buyout by Clever Media and Digi Romania, which carries OTE’s hopes for an exit from local telecoms market.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom backs AI LLMs that ‘speak our lingo’
DTW24 – Ignite: DT’s AI lead highlights need for large language models that know telco products and services.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT breaks out XGS-PON in fibre tariff switch-up
Telco seeks to re-fuel its strategically vital broadband upsell and fibre monetisation pushes with a new set of plans for German households and businesses.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT embraces common APIs for wholesale broadband framework revamp
Group is participating in a TM Forum Catalyst project that aims to create a global standard for the wholesale broadband access market.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telco CTOs warn vendors: we’re not just ‘professional buyers’ anymore
DTW24 – Ignite: CTOs of AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, and Vodafone express mix of frustration and empathy with traditional network suppliers as software-based platform models upend historical relationships.
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Weekly Briefings
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: European dealmaking quandaries back in spotlight
Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim’s purchase of a stake in BT, and reports of interest from multiple non-European players in United Group, bring fresh strategic questions for global heavyweight (but Europe-sceptic) operator.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT and Orange plot joint developer platform for time-to-market gains
DT and Orange describe early efforts to improve developer productivity by streamlining and utilising their respective CI/CD platforms.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT and TMUS reward AI innovators in latest T-Challenge
A total 300 submissions were made in the fourth edition of the competition, ultimately narrowed down to six winning entries.
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Public Affairs
EU trains regulatory spotlight on e& over CEE expansion plans
European Commission opens probe into UAE‑based operator’s planned PPF transaction amid “alleged subsidies” concerns.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile Poland piggybacks its way to ten million-home fibre footprint
Deutsche Telekom’s Polish business remains happy to pursue a partnerships-led approach to broadband and converged services expansion, activating deal with Iliad-InfraVia venture Polski Światłowód Otwarty.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Arbitter seeks realism on network API aspirations
DT’s API supremo damps down what should be expected from network APIs.
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Weekly Briefings
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: shoring up the home finances
Both sides of RoI equation in spotlight in key arena of German fixed broadband, as DT re-assesses market trends and continues search for ways to trim fibre rollout budget.
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M&A
German state trims Deutsche Telekom stake to 27.8%
Government intends to invest funds raised from DT share sale in Germany’s railways.
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Network & Infrastructure
Magenta 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.
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Network & Infrastructure
Hrvatski Telekom assessing carve-out of wireless infra
Croatian operator becomes second Deutsche Telekom business in recent weeks to flag interest in a tower spin-off, after Greece’s OTE.
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Products & Services
DT seeks to break Germany’s fintech barriers with Greek payment app
German telco is piloting payzy, the digital wallet offering developed by its Greek NatCo OTE, in a rare sign of interest in the financial services world.
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Financial & Performance
Deutsche Telekom Q1 FY24 Spend: German fibre costs continue to irk Illek
Group concerns over cost control in German fibre buildout remain evident, as home market capex jumps more than 25% and CFO warns of more contract pain to come.