Under-pressure Telekom Deutschland sets fresh fibre uptake goal

Richard Agnew2026-01-23T09:02:00

Source: Deutsche Telekom

German incumbent aims to light fire under FTTH uptake in bid to revive performance in country’s highly competitive broadband market, and (apparently) persuade regulators it is not slow-pedalling fibre strategy to protect legacy assets.

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Themes: Broadband competition; Copper decommissioning; Fibre adoption; Fibre buildout; FTTH penetration; Go‑to‑market strategy; Legacy DSL erosion; Network expansion; Overbuild strategy; Pre‑connection in MDUs; Revenue growth; Uptake acceleration.
Events: Annual Network Day; Fibre buildout update; FTTH Council Europe Market Panorama; November tactical shift; Q3 FY25 results.
People: Rodrigo Diehl.
Geographic: France; Germany; Spain.
Organisations: Deutsche Telekom; Fibre Factory; GlasfaserNordwest; GlasfaserPlus; FTTH Council Europe; Orange; Telefónica; Telekom Deutschland.

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