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PremiumDT Q3 FY21 guidance: Cash flow accelerating to a Sprint
Confidence on show as DT guides for more earnings and cash flow growth. Leadership increases expectations from both US- and Europe-side businesses. TMUS remains in leading role of long-term growth story, however.
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PremiumQ3 FY21: Forager DT ‘hogs’ an extra billion in earnings
DT boosts full-year outlook for third time, adding €1bn in earnings and €500m in cash flow to its original FY21 forecasts. Already optimistic leadership becoming even more bullish as European markets recover, and T-Mobile US weathers competitive uptick while executing on Sprint integration. Results backdropped by M&A geared towards ...
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Public AffairsT-Mobile rides cyberattack storm
Operator’s Q3 numbers indicate few customers ditched its services in wake of high-profile data breach in August 2021. Competitor exploitation of Sprint integration challenges highlighted as bigger issue, albeit one TMUS intends to make “short-lived”. TMUS highlights organisational and cultural changes in response to attack.
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M&AT-Systems sale speculation resurfaces
Reports in German media indicate DT could pare back ownership of — and exposure to — its long-challenged enterprise IT business. Suggestions point to a possible three-way deal in 2022.
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Financial & PerformanceAccenture taps into DT’s tech revamp with ERP takeover
DT CEO highlights “specific” outsourcing move as an example of Group’s progress and focus on cost reduction. Deal forms part of €100m–€200m IT value chain recalibration DT planning by FY24. Q3 results see DT continuing US-led growth, raising guidance on back of revenue and cash flow boost.
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PremiumDT heads down under for fibre mate
Australia’s IFM named as Gigabit investment partner following long period of speculation. Move adds to TDE CEO Gopalan’s box of tricks as he seeks to pragmatically accelerate the Group’s slow-building fibre deployment. Startup JV embedded with various protective measures for DT, such as balance sheet deconsolidation, and long-term/standalone strategic ...
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile rides cyberattack storm
Operator’s Q3 numbers indicate few customers ditched its services in wake of high-profile data breach in August. Competitor exploitation of Sprint integration challenges highlighted as bigger issue, albeit one T-Mobile intends to make “short-lived”. T-Mobile highlights organisational and cultural changes in response to attack.
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OperationsRestructuring and legacy write-down hurt T-Systems UK
Deutsche Telekom’s UK enterprise IT unit records a loss on revenue slowdown. Figures also blunted by impairment of Managed Infrastructure unit.
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Financial & PerformanceHrvatski Telekom continues to eye regional M&A
Croatian operator sees an uptick in business during summer months, leading to raised forecasts. Management remains keen on building HT into a regional telco/IT business, saying dealmaking opportunities are being monitored.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT’s hubraum buys into in-building player PHYTunes
In-building coverage solutions specialist secures funding from hubraum.
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M&ADeutsche Telekom quietly exits Dynamic Signal
DTCP divests 2018 investment, which has merged with SocialChorus.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Investment & Innovation Roundup: hubraum frees up cash
hubraum freeing funding cash, invests in precise positioning and in-building wireless partners; DT quietly exits Dynamic Signal.
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CorporateDT sees shareholder dissent over exec pay: report
Georgeson flags DT among big European companies facing increased dissent from institutional investors over exec remuneration. BlackRock unhappy about growing trend among firms to contrive large bonuses from changing previously agreed performance metrics. Unclear if DT falls into this category.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT scopes out precise positioning partnerships
Nascent German business Angsa Robotics beats competition from ten other startups to win Deutsche Telekom backing. Startup gearing up for launch next year.
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Products & ServicesMobiledgeX updates platform, switches on revenue taps
Deutsche Telekom edge compute spinout unveils MobiledgeX Edge-Cloud 3.0. Latest platform iteration aimed at enabling greater collaboration between telcos and hyperscalers. DT–Mavenir tie-up demos cloud-native 5G user plane function to support MEC applications. CEO Hoffman says MobiledgeX making money; aims to increase number of operator “installations” from 18 to ...
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Venturing & InvestmentsDTCP’s monetary fuel fires up One Store expansion plan
Fund joins venture funding round in business owned by close partner SK Telecom. One Store aiming to reach lofty heights of market competitors Apple and Google.
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Financial & PerformanceDT’s top team drops €4m on shares
Leadership puts money where its mouth is following ambitious mid-term strategy update. German operator seeking to boost T-Share perceptions and align with T-Mobile US’ rising valuation.
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OperationsDT to halve real estate footprint in cost reduction drive
Group will shutter 50% of its German real estate in the period to December 2024. Expected net savings could reach €200m. Reflective of a “new way of working” at T-Systems and TDE.
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Strategy & ChangeNemat maps out ‘hyperscaler-plus’ ambition
Group Head of Technology & Innovation uses Capital Markets Day presentation to frame DT as increasingly “hyperscaler-like” on speed-to-market. Addition of “telco-grade” voice and network security, argues Nemat, gives DT advantage over big tech. Exec lauds “superior production model” compared with European peers. Greater network automation presented as key ...
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PremiumDT’s deal-maker Langheim studies his share options
The long journey to the top in the USA is not yet complete, but DT’s message is that patience is paying off and reiterates plans to take the number-one slot. European portfolio reshaping in pipeline, with Dutch “crown jewel” TMNL prepped for ownership rejig and carve-out of “kingmaker” tower ...