Europe
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M&A
Deutsche Telekom closes out €10bn towers sale
Deutsche Telekom completes transfer of majority ownership in German and Austrian tower business.
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Network & Infrastructure
Croatian regulator initiates latest spectrum auction
Two procedures will take place via electronic bidding, covering national- and regional-level frequencies.
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Financial & Performance
Deutsche Telekom hits goal of becoming €100bn business
New Year win for German giant’s management as it hits two-decade share price record.
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Strategy & Change
T-Mobile Poland rules out tower spinoff, plots earlier 3G sunset
TMPL has no plans to spin out towers or build a fibre network.
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Network & Infrastructure
Czech Republic is next on DT’s wireless infra separation list
NatCo transfers passive wireless infrastructure to new entity T-Mobile Infra CZ.
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Public Affairs
T-Mobile Poland under fire for misleading free data ads
Consumer watchdog claims ads for free mobile data offer may mislead customers, with action coming despite previous warning.
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Public Affairs
Audit at Cosmote ‘uncovers Greek intelligence wiretapping’
Investigation at operator by Greek state‑backed press freedom authority reportedly reveals journalist and MEP were wiretapped for “unspecified national security reasons”.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile keen as Poland’s 5G spectrum auction nears start
Poland’s auction for 3.6GHz spectrum set to begin two years after announcement.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Magyar Telekom picks ThinkAnalytics for user-targeted content
MT becomes latest NatCo to deploy Think360 platform for personalised TV viewing.
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Operations
Digital expansion continues at Spanish, Indian hubs
DT reportedly ships 300 staff from former St. Petersburg office to Granada and Reus to support growth ambitions in Spain.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems named as Catena-X credentials verifier
T-Systems will validate partners joining automotive data ecosystem.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile Poland supplies NB-IoT for Warsaw smart lab
T-Mobile Poland partners Warsaw University of Life Sciences in creation of new smart lab.
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Innovation (R&D)
Mavenir extends reach into Hungary
Hungarian NatCo adopts cloud‑native containerised converged packet core
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Partnerships & Alliances
HT Mostar enters LTE ‘final phase’ with old buddy ENT
Upgrade and expansion of 4G network in deal worth €7.5m.
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M&A
1&1 not reaching for Sky
German operator could face penalty for missing 1,000 5G antenna target.
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Partnerships & Alliances
OTE locks in Cyan for cybersecurity offering
Cyan to provide network‑based cybersecurity solutions for the Greek provider.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Cosmote joins consortium to support EC’s digital journey
Cosmote joins METIS consortium alongside likes of Almaviva, Capgemini, and Fujitsu.
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Operations
Elsewhere in Europe: HT launched the Gradski parking Šibenik app
HT launched the Gradski parking Šibenik app
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Marketing
Magyar Telekom to drop T-Systems brand
Deutsche Telekom-controlled telco to meld B2B brands and functions to improve go-to-market for “convergent digital business offerings”.