DT Deals – Page 9
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: Regio Centres completed
New regional centre network completed; DTGC gets comfy with Comfone, Moldtelecom, and MTN.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s European Aviation Network heads offshore
Inflight connectivity offering expanded through tie-up with maritime infra player Tampnet.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT ‘open’ to more fibre friendships
Germany Chief Executive Srini Gopalan sees room for “one or two” FTTP joint ventures in the operator’s next-gen rollout master plan.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT expands SKT tie-up to metaverse and beyond
Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom map out new areas for cooperation. Tests of SKT’s metaverse platform expected in Germany by end 2022.
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TMUS aims for more bucks with Bango
US NatCo builds on previous relationship with BilltoMobile.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE pitches Romanian Business
T-Mobile Poland signs 15-year PPA with GreenVolt; OTE reportedly seeking to offload Telekom Romania Mobile Communications.
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Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys receives “expert” Azure badge
Microsoft recognises T-Sys as Azure Expert; division goes all-electric.
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Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: Deloitte selected as Auditor
TMUS follows in DT’s footsteps with selection of Deloitte as new auditor.
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Tesla keeps on rolling at HT
Croatian vendor points to recent 5G launch by Crnogorski Telekom.
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Dedicated MagentaTV ad sales team established
TDE partners Sport.Media.Net for new advertising function. Sights set on leveraging MagentaTV growth to sell sponsorships.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: adam&eve to work alongside DDB
Telekom Deutschland channels adam&eve to up creativity; MagentaTV boosts RTL+.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Orange leans on DT buying ties to counter inflation
Executives lay out anti-inflation toolkit in macro risk-inflected Q1 results call. BuyIn joint venture with DT highlighted as having an important role in dampening cost pressures. African ops described as “resilient” to Ukraine war shockwaves.
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Operations
Telekom Deutschland CEO urges regional decision making
First meeting of five ‘Regio Circles’ takes place in Berlin. Gopalan keen to empower local customer-facing units to improve end-user experiences. Fibre and 5G services a priority.
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M&A
DT hoping for speedy resolution amid ‘multiple’ tower bids
Future of Deutsche Funkturm to be determined following bids from various parties, with American Tower, Cellnex, KKR, and Vantage Towers all named. DT apparently keen to seal a deal sooner rather than later. Despite previous intent to complete full sale, minority option remains “attractive”.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT committed to high-flying partner despite write-down
HAPS specialist Stratospheric Platforms remains loss making, but DT stays on board. Pilot in Saudi Arabia beamed a 5G signal from a mast 45,000ft in the air.
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Nokia flags 5G network deal
Nokia increases share of the Polish NatCo’s network to 50%. T-Mobile Poland to use DSS as it awaits 3.5GHz frequencies.
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Hrvatski Telekom partners Nokia for 25G PON
Croatian pilot first of its kind for a DT NatCo. Plans for further rollout in the works.
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T-Mobile finds new Czech mate
Rival operators partner for fibre network expansion project, set to add one million premises to national infrastructure.
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M&A
T-Mobile Netherlands CEO welcomes private equity owners with open arms
Abildgaard compares new strategy with that of old parent company Deutsch Telekom. Ambitious aim to turn Dutch operator into the country’s largest fibre service provider within five years. CEO makes undisclosed investment in new-look company.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: grey spots gone?
Coverage boost claimed; TDE expands fibre footprint with regional deals.