Deutsche Telekomwatch: German spectrum own-goal
Richard Agnew2025-12-03T15:47:00
Analyst Briefing: In past week’s developments, a forced rethink on 2019 5G rights auction adds to the complicated regulatory and macro picture backdropping Germany’s telecoms sector; DT looks to Rheinmetall as a future partner on sovereign/security tech push; Congstar fills its CEO vacancy with internal promotion; and more…
This article includes:
- Themes: 5G auction; AI-driven surveillance; Copper decommissioning; Defence budget; Fibre infrastructure; ICT services; Military-grade connectivity; Mobile network test; National resilience; Next-generation networks; Regulatory uncertainty; Spectrum allocation; Spectrum rights; Strategic partnerships.
- People: Axel Orbach; Daniel Mirovsky; Janice Kapner; Jon Freier; Mallik Rao; Marina Kataropoulou; Thomas Lips.
- Geographic: Athens; Croatia; Germany; Pula; USA; Zadar; Zagreb.
- Organisations: Andreessen Horowitz; AT&T; Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA); Congstar; Crosspoint Capital Partners; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP); EchoStar; Ewe Tel; Freenet; HAKOM; Hrvatski Telekom; LAMDA Development; Markoja; O2 Germany; OTE Group; Shield Capital; Starlink; T-Mobile US; Telefónica Deutschland; TENEX.AI; University of Zagreb; Verizon; Vodafone Germany; Vodafone Greece.