DT Deals
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom’s EAN co‑pilot gets cash boost
Investor vote of confidence in SkyFive, which provides the European Aviation Network — backed by Deutsche Telekom — with air-to-ground kit.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems’ and OVHcloud’s first GAIA-X offering takes shape
GAIA -X project gathers pace, as T‑Systems and OVHcloud share details of first commercial services to be launched early next year. Deutsche Telekom remains strong supporter of GAIA-X . Largest cloud providers pledge support for project’s principles, but there are signs of regulatory headwinds ahead. ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Drillisch soldiers on with roaming talks
Prospective MNO confirms it is seeking one national roaming agreement. DT’s Höttges questions whether potential rival is serious about building its own 5G network. Talks with Telefónica described as ‘constructive’.
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Network & Infrastructure
T‑Mobile US’ Gulf voyage hits COVID squall
Maritime 4G partnership with RigNet feels brunt of coronavirus disruption, with reduced traffic slowing investment returns.
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Suppliers & SCM
ISS expects write-off over Deutsche Telekom deal setbacks
Deutsche Telekom’s FM partner expects to record cost write-off as COVID‑19 continues to throw spanner in works of its service ramp-up for Group. New CEO remains confident about future profitability of contract. ISS to present ‘strategy refresh’ in December.
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Network & Infrastructure
Accenture added to Deutsche Telekom’s Campus Network ecosystem
Industry 4.0 applications deployed at industrial technology testbed. DT’s campus 5G portfolio continues to grow.
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Suppliers & SCM
Deutsche Telekom to harness machine learning-based buying
DT’s finance and human resources shared services unit builds process mining expertise with Celonis. By 2025, DTSE aims to have machine learning-based recommendations for “ Procure-to-Pay ” process.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: 5G Broadcast on the cards; Samsung edtech partnership flagged
TDE working on 5G‑based in‑vehicle broadcasting.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BENOCS works Deutsche Telekom connections for APAC expansion
Spin-off ties with DT-affiliated MarvelTec to land China Telecom Global engagement.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom demos flying base stations in stratosphere
DT reveals strategic investment in UK startup developing hydrogen-powered, remote-controlled aircraft to deliver broadband connectivity. Operator takes on Alphabet, SoftBank, and SpaceX with rival system in the stratosphere.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems talks up mainframe business and IBM ties
New mainframe training programmes in place to replace old hands who will shortly retire. T-Sys has “ thickest deal pipeline ” in mainframe business since 2012.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BuyIn drafted to help Proximus–Orange RAN meld
Showcase outreach project for BuyIn JV. Operators looking at pooled buying as an antidote to Huawei clampdown, and resultant reduced vendor competition? Proximus now has foot in both Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom partner camps.
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Suppliers & SCM
1NCE expands Deutsche Telekom tie-up to Netherlands
Telekom Innovation Pool investment 1NCE builds DT commercial partnership. IoT Easy Connect platform‑as‑a‑service offering aims to make IoT accessible for Dutch SMEs.
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Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom champions new TIP/O‑RAN lab in Berlin
Choi talks of “ new level of collaboration ”, as joint O‑RAN/TIP lab becomes available for open RAN testing at DT’s facilities in Berlin. Hails recent European O‑RAN/TIP plugfest a success. Berlin lab available for open BNG testing, “ as soon as systems are available ”. ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Hrvatski Telekom extends Tesla managed services deal
Long‑running network ally Ericsson Nikolas Tesla renews deal for three more years.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Aurachain and Telekom Romania renew ties
Pair behind government furlough payments project. Remote working platforms added to enterprise package for COVID‑hit customers. Höttges: “ hybrid office ” viability bolstered.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Systems parking alliance Spotten gets moving
Spotten launches pilot phase in Dutch town. JV an evolved form of smart‑parking project that first surfaced in 2017. Tango leads, Ai Incube’s Parknav supports, T‑Sys active. Muted ambitions, but promising progress in cleaning urban air.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: indirect channel merged with Sprint's
Mexican stand-off and friction with Metro by T‑Mobile channel partners.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: BuyIn CEO lays out plans
BuyIn to look beyond traditional scale-based power play under new CEO.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems taps Finoa for crypto-banking bet
Crypto-assets secured, housed, and traded by T‑Sys MMS via tie‑up with Berlin‑based Finoa. Another string to DT’s blockchain bow. Dittrich: partnership an answer to “ structural challenges ”.
