Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: New year, new directions in EU tech and towers
Richard Agnew2026-01-12T09:04:00
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom, including the appointment of new bosses at fleet management business Telekom Mobility Solutions and freshly-set-up wireless infracos in Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. DT has also upped its focus on growing government defence spend with a dedicated account chief for NATO.
This article includes:
- Themes: Altnet investment; Defence sector expansion; Fibre deployment; Fleet management; Infrastructure buildout; Next‑generation transport services; Open‑access FTTH; Organisational restructuring; Towerco carve‑outs; White‑collar crime investigation.
- People: Antje Lingen Rom; Christian Illek; Christoph Verschuere; Daniel Csurdi; Dr. Christoph Wagner; Dr. Olga Nevska; Dr. Stephan Zimmermann; Goran Toplek; Jens Hartmann; Judit Orosz; Karri Kuoppamaki; Louis Brings; Michèle Horn; Monika Litwiniec; Natalia Dulenkova; Paul Naastepad; Peter Jantosovic; Sabine Buch; Sándor Markovics; Tibor Fonai; Urszula Katarzyna Kruczek; Vassilis Manthopoulos.
- Geographic: Brussels; Europe; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland.
- Organisations: AT&T; Cosmote Telekom Towers; Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Glasfaser; Deutsche Telekom (DT); DTCP; Eurofiber Netherlands; Fiber Experts Deutschland; Hrvatski Telekom; HT Towers; IBM; KKR; Magyar Telekom Mobile Infra; metrofibre; NATO; ODF (Open Dutch Fiber); OTE Group; Quantum Systems; Rheinmetall; Rizzo Group; Slovak Telekom; Swiss Federal Railways; T‑Mobile Poland; T‑Mobile US; T‑Systems; Telekom Deutschland; Telekom Mobility Solutions (TMS); Telekom Strategy Consulting; Yettel Hungary; XS4ALL Internet.