DT Deals
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Partnerships & AlliancesMeta ends peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom in Germany
War of words erupts between DT and Meta in the dispute over who should pay for data traffic.
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Partnerships & AlliancesEyebrows raised as Deutsche Telekom joins association of fibre rivals
Deutsche Telekom has become a member of fibre access association BUGLAS, but not everyone is happy about it.
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: three’s a crowd at BT
Future of DT’s relationship with UK incumbent comes back into the public eye after Bharti entrance into major shareholder grouping, plus buildout of Slim family stake.
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Innovation (R&D)T-Mobile tests wireless lasercomms tech for 5G boost at festivals
Transcelestial says its devices improved connectivity for T-Mobile users at two music festivals.
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Network & InfrastructureDT sees bright future for Access 4.0 project after Linux Foundation swap
DT says the Linux Foundation is well equipped to support former ONF network disaggregation initiatives.
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Network & InfrastructureGreek fibre: OTE lines up wholesale deals with rivals Vodafone and Nova
Incumbent’s new CEO Kostas Nebis flags pair of strategically significant wholesale tie-ups are imminent, as OTE seeks to accelerate commercialisation of flagship, €3bn fibre investment programme.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom IoT taps into Bridge Alliance for APAC access
Group continues efforts to make T‑IoT the “one-stop shop” for global IoT coverage.
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile has ‘little appetite’ for further fibre deals, for now
CEO Mike Sievert says T‑Mobile remains open minded but indicates that there are no current plans to bulk up fibre diet.
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Financial & PerformanceHrvatski Telekom accelerates fibre build amid strong H1
Croatian operator ups FY24 capex guidance on back of faster than expected revenue growth in first six months of the year, and indicates flow of fibre infra add-ons is accelerating.
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M&AT-Mobile spends $5bn to make Metronet its fibre buy number-two
Tie-up with KKR sees NatCo add two million homes to its expanding fixed services footprint, as well as securing a residential customer add-on.
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M&AMagyar Telekom becomes latest DT unit to assess tower carve-out
Hungarian NatCo evaluating potential opportunities and setbacks linked to shifting tower ownership into separate entity, following trend seen both inside and Deutsche Telekom’s operations and beyond.
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M&ARomania’s competition body runs rule over OTE’s latest exit plan
Competition Council says it has begun process of assessing antitrust implications of convoluted joint buyout by Clever Media and Digi Romania, which carries OTE’s hopes for an exit from local telecoms market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT and Orange plot joint developer platform for time-to-market gains
DT and Orange describe early efforts to improve developer productivity by streamlining and utilising their respective CI/CD platforms.
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Public AffairsEU trains regulatory spotlight on e& over CEE expansion plans
European Commission opens probe into UAE‑based operator’s planned PPF transaction amid “alleged subsidies” concerns.
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Network & InfrastructureT-Mobile Poland piggybacks its way to ten million-home fibre footprint
Deutsche Telekom’s Polish business remains happy to pursue a partnerships-led approach to broadband and converged services expansion, activating deal with Iliad-InfraVia venture Polski Światłowód Otwarty.
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: shoring up the home finances
Both sides of RoI equation in spotlight in key arena of German fixed broadband, as DT re-assesses market trends and continues search for ways to trim fibre rollout budget.
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M&AGerman state trims Deutsche Telekom stake to 27.8%
Government intends to invest funds raised from DT share sale in Germany’s railways.
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Network & InfrastructureHrvatski Telekom assessing carve-out of wireless infra
Croatian operator becomes second Deutsche Telekom business in recent weeks to flag interest in a tower spin-off, after Greece’s OTE.
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Financial & PerformanceDeutsche Telekom Q1 FY24 In-depth: rare sight as Europe takes up the US slack
DT ship remains on course despite some sputtering of its main US engine.
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M&ADigi lands fresh role in OTE’s Romanian exit saga
OTE has signed an MoU with West Network Invest, said to be majority owned by Digi Romania.