European telcos’ call to arms: DT in defence collab talks with Rheinmetall
In depth: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger envisions his firm as the “Deutsche Telekom of defence”, but a real-world alliance with the telco giant is also now in play, targeting Germany’s €35bn space-defence allocation. The move signals broader trend of European telcos pivoting toward military-grade connectivity and national resilience to capture new spend…
This article includes:
- Themes: Artificial intelligence (AI); Defence spending; Digital services; Infrastructure protection; Military communications; National security; Satellite systems; Space security; Space-based defence; Telecommunications.
- Events: Rheinmetall Capital Markets Day.
- People: Armin Papperger; Boris Pistorius; Hans Dieter Pötsch; Marc Murtra; Tim Höttges.
- Geographic: Europe; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Norway; Spain; Sweden; UK.
- Organisations: 4iG; Andøya Space; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP); Eutelsat; ICEYE; InCharge Capital Partners; KNL Networks; Magyar Telekom; Ministry of Defence; NATO; Orange Business; Porsche; Rheinmetall; SES; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI); T-Systems; Telefónica; Telenor.
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