DT Venturing
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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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Venturing & Investments
Sky high: DT backed AppsFlyer ups valuation to $2bn
Mobile attribution player earns Salesforce Ventures investment, extending DTCP‑backed Series‑D round earlier this year. Startup becomes double unicorn , revenue also heading in the right direction.
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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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Venturing & Investments
hubraum continues XR bet with three way investment
Tech incubator closes 5G Consumer Entertainment Program with trifecta investment. XR identified as key consumer use‑case.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom sheds its TIP spectator tag
Group backs OpenBNG, a new transport initiative from OOPT project group, champions new O‑RAN/TIP lab in Berlin, and involved in technical RFI for OpenSoftHaul solution. DT is absent, however, from new Solution Groups, focused on “ end‑to‑end ” virtualised networks.
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Venturing & Investments
T-Mobile US sets up corporate VC fund for 5G
T-Mobile Ventures formed in collaboration with Touchdown Ventures. Targets “ early-to-mid-stage ” companies. Aims to develop “ breakthrough ” 5G products and services. Mojio and Circle already part of T-Mobile Ventures’ investment portfolio.
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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
Government comes clean on SAP–T Systems corona app costs
Health Ministry reveals that some costs were lower than expected but encounters criticism in parliament over how the contracts were awarded to SAP and T‑Sys.
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Venturing & Investments
Drone player vHive creates a buzz with DT
$4m investment seen as vote of confidence in drone hive SaaS platform. DTCP investment follows Deutsche Funkturm partnership for asset surveying and data gathering missions.
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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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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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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 ”.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Systems saddles up Salesforce unit MuleSoft
T‑Sys is augmenting its digital solutions strategy with Anypoint Platform . MuleSoft relationship in development over past two years.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Amdocs, Microsoft join T‑Mobile in 5G Innovation Lab
Amdocs, Dell, VMware, and Microsoft added to the list of “ founding partners ”. Backers afforded visibility into startup tech.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Strict daily regime powered SAP–T-Systems corona app tie-up
Corona‑Warn‑App downloaded more than 18 million times in Germany. Project conducted with ruthless efficiency and met initial target. Next steps being planned: app to be rolled out in ten more countries, and T-Systems focusing on ways to grow overall impact.
