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Digital EditionDeutsche Telekomwatch Report #114 – May 2022
Key stories include: Cellnex confirms tower tie-up interest | BuyIn trumpeted as inflation antidote | SKT partnership gets another update | Gopalan devolving power from Bonn | TMUS doubles down on Home Internet
- Partnerships & Alliances
TMUS aims for more bucks with Bango
US NatCo builds on previous relationship with BilltoMobile.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: Deloitte selected as Auditor
TMUS follows in DT’s footsteps with selection of Deloitte as new auditor.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE pitches Romanian Business
T‑Mobile Poland signs 15‑year PPA with GreenVolt; OTE reportedly seeking to offload Telekom Romania Mobile Communications.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys receives “expert” Azure badge
Microsoft recognises T‑Sys as Azure Expert; division goes all-electric.
- Network & Infrastructure
Austrian 3G network to be retired from 2024
Magenta Telekom announces 3G switch‑off plan. Frequencies to be allocated to 4G and 5G networks. 5G expected to cover 55% of premises by the end of 2022.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Tesla keeps on rolling at HT
Croatian vendor points to recent 5G launch by Crnogorski Telekom.
- Products & Services
TDE, Atos Unify set for cloud UCC launch
Unify X powered by Telekom offers cloud and hybrid deployment scenarios. Based on Unify Office by RingCentral.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Dedicated MagentaTV ad sales team established
TDE partners Sport.Media.Net for new advertising function. Sights set on leveraging MagentaTV growth to sell sponsorships.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: adam&eve to work alongside DDB
Telekom Deutschland channels adam&eve to up creativity; MagentaTV boosts RTL+.
- Venturing & Investments
Deutsche Telekom Innovation & Venturing: Qualcomm to acquire Cellwize?
MobiledgeX offloaded, with Cellwize interest to follow; tooz technologies sets vision for the future of glasses; Open Dutch Fiber set to pass 400,000 homes with network.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Staex secures €1.65m in funding
Decentralised IoT spinout Staex resurfaces; DT to debut design-orientated smart home device collection in Milan.
- Digital Edition
Deutsche Telekomwatch Report #113 – April 2022
Key stories include: Dutch disposal done and dusted | New era after Group chair exits | Gopalan defends full-fibre timing | DT nears majority status in Greece | T-Sys targets Spain for skills update
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: Siemens’ Geolus combined with PDM WebConnector
T‑Sys offering customers functionality to search for products based on shape, using Siemens’ software.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: Metro stores launch new broadband offering
TMUS continues experiments with cell tower battery alternatives.
- Operations
T‑Sys extends Spanish hiring spree to Reus centre
T‑Systems Iberia to hire 300 employees in Catalan city. Move runs in parallel with expansions in Barcelona and Granada. Spanish unit claims to be experiencing rapid growth and seen as positioning for NextGenerationEU recovery funding opportunities.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Recycling on the agenda
Recycling and green initiatives in Croatia and Poland.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Nokia flags 5G network deal
Nokia increases share of the Polish NatCo’s network to 50%. T‑Mobile Poland to use DSS as it awaits 3.5GHz frequencies.
- Public Affairs
NetWorkS! highlights border upgrade for refugees
NetWorkS! upgrades base stations to handle increased traffic from refugees. T‑Mobile Poland–Orange Poland JV optimises “several hundred” stations near Polish–Ukrainian border. DT offering free SIM cards, international calls, and data to Ukrainian residents.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Hrvatski Telekom partners Nokia for 25G PON
Croatian pilot first of its kind for a DT NatCo. Plans for further rollout in the works.
