All TelcoTitans.com articles in Deutsche Telekomwatch #90
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Venturing & Investments
Deutsche Telekom gets skin in the e-sports game
DT and eSports player promise to “redefine” professional online gaming.
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Public Affairs
Telekom Deutschland 5G contracts frozen until geopolitical thaw
5G equipment contracts put on hold due to “unclear political situation”. Chancellor Merkel makes industry wait for political clarity.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Watchdog rounds up Telekom Deutschland EWE fibre partnership
TDE cleared for strategic capital offset manoeuvre. No major damage evident from approval push, despite drawn-out process. 2020 launch still on cards.
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Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom NatCos hook up with academia on 5G campuses
Hungary trial moves to “real-world”. Technology universities in Austria, Czech Republic enlisted. DT partner Ericsson joins 5G-Industry Campus Europe consortium.
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Public Affairs
Telco bosses push for competition policy overhaul
Telco chiefs promote overhaul of EU competition policy. Expectations growth that refreshed EC will be more supportive to mergers.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom taps SAP for another ERP standardisation effort
Another engagement for familiar multi-sided IT partner. Project aims to give DT better speed, including on 5G and fibre rollout. No rip and replace — project focuses on standardisation.
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Products & Services
OneDock comes off Deutsche Telekom production line, targets NatCos
DT may be readying wider roll out of emerging productivity venture OneDock by seeking an international trademark on the brand.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Cosmote throws its 4G, 5G radio lot in with Ericsson
NatCo reportedly selects Swedish vendor as 4G/5G single supplier. Nokia loses out; Huawei hopes of sharing Ericsson contract apparently dashed.
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Corporate
Deutsche Telekom’s Gopalan meets Premier as exit speculation intensifies
DT board, Romanian Prime Minister discuss potential sale of TR. United Group solidifies as potential buyer seeking to extend reach, following recent Bulgarian acquisition.
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M&A
Sprint deal in balance as court case concludes
Court case raises concerns deal could fall at final hurdle.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland’s 5G rollout steadily moves forward
5G reach extends to eight cities. 1,500 5G antennas in 20 cities are planned by December 2020.
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Network & Infrastructure
mmWave sale restarts; T-Mobile US restates airwave appetite
Quiet period masks whether American NatCo is bidding aggressively.
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Public Affairs
OTE employees start 2020 with strike action
Greek group refuses to back down amid three-week strike action. Labour union accuses OTE of exploiting its workers. OTE Group strikes back with lawsuit.
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Consumer (B2C)
Telekom’s BNG switcheroo completed
NatCo anticipates lower operations and maintenance costs. Consumers expected to benefit from quicker response times.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile US downplays DSS in sideswipe at AT&T, Verizon
NatCo claims no pressing need to deploy DSS tech for 5G. Asserts AT&T and Verizon reliance on DSS betrays weakness. Longstanding partners Ericsson and Nokia make DSS waves.
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Content & TV
Telekom Deutschland broadcasts on-court audio
TDE became the first sports content provider to record and broadcast the on-court audio of two players during a European basketball game.
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Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom looks to synthetic data generation
Deutsche Telekom secured a US patent on a method for synthetic data generation.
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Strategy & Change
Magyar Telekom offloads property portfolio
MT sold its Budapest headquarters as part of extended portfolio re-jig.
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Operations
T-Mobile Poland opens Warsaw data centre
TMPL is to build a new data centre in Warsaw. Permission to construct the new 4,400 square metre facility on the outskirts of the capital has been granted.
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Operations
Telekom Security opens Singapore SOC
T-Sec opened a Cyber Defence and Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Singapore.