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Digital EditionDeutsche Telekomwatch Report #116 – July 2022
Key stories include: Cellnex in cold as DT firms tower sale | BuyIn leans in on supply chain ESG | New IT base slipped into Greece | Vodafone ties knot with German fibre | TMUS cleans up Dish Network deal
- Partnerships & Alliances
TMUS gets people moving with travel tie-ups
TMUS’s latest Un‑Carrier campaign adds travel‑oriented benefits through partnerships with AAA, Rocket Travel, and Shell.
- Partnerships & Alliances
TMUS taps vendor partners for next‑gen voice
Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm join TMUS effort for VoNR launch. End‑customer benefits limited, but prospective standalone 5G gains excite Technology President Neville Ray.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Gaia‑X builds following beyond Europe
Signs of international momentum for European data sovereignty project.
- M&A
Magyar Telekom snaps up fibre partner
Magyar Telekom optimises lease costs with takeover of network partner.
- Public Affairs
Watchdog greenlights OTE’s free broadband upgrades
National telecoms regulator rejects Vodafone request to stop OTE’s new broadband deals.
- Network & Infrastructure
TDE boosts rural 5G with 700MHz launch
10MHz bandwidth made available for 5G.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: partnership struck with Oceus to supply Department of Defense
TMUS in Department of Defense win; Branded 5G hotspot device launched.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: seven-year deal struck with Verimi
Granada on the grow; T‑Sys ties with Verimi on digital ID.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE raises €150m for Fibre
OTE lands NextGenerationEU loan for fibre; Magyar Telekom responds to inflation with price increases.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: sports bundle launched
TDE launches new mobile plans and sports bundle; minimum broadband speeds now enshrined in German law.
- Network & Infrastructure
TDE ties with Glasfaser Ruhr for FTTP in Bochum
German NatCo adds a further state‑owned utility to its regional FTTP roster.
- Innovation (R&D)
DT advances Ericsson‑powered energy pilot
Renewable energy‑powered mobile infrastructure trial moves to second phase.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Viasat under fire over Inmarsat takeover
Viasat under fire from US rivals over Inmarsat deal.
- Products & Services
DT tames “zoo” of TV products across Europe
Android TV platform is foundation for DT’s Europe-wide streaming offer.
- Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom Innovation & Venturing: Qualcomm acquires Cellwize
Hubraum passes ten‑year milestone; DTCP‑backed Cellwize earns Qualcomm buyout.
- Digital Edition
Deutsche Telekomwatch Report #115 – June 2022
Key stories include: Cash-rich future comes into focus | Aviation Network heads to sea | German fibre JV push not over | Tax blow for Magyar Telekom | Gaia-X programme ‘on-track’
- Financial & Performance
Q1 FY22 Guidance: DT displays strength in face of headwinds
Executives give an upward tweak to FY22 forecasts in show of confidence amid challenges. Headline €10bn free cash flow target affirmed.
- Financial & Performance
DT Q1 FY22 Spend: Europe feels heat of rising energy bills
Europe the focus for cost control. Group looking into regional energy supply arrangements. OTE flags expense reduction programme.
- Financial & Performance
Q1 FY22 Headlines: DT shrugs off Europe-side wobbles
Home market growth dip puts a scratch in the Q1 veneer. Germany and US portrayed as protected on inflation, but Europe less so.
