Germany Telecoms News

All the latest key telecoms and digital infra insight, news and analysis from Germany.

2026-03-02T17:12:00+00:00

MWC26: Deutsche Telekom unveils Starlink as its latest partner for direct‑to‑device services, with launch planned for 2028.

Latest Headlines from Germany

Network & Infra

Enter SatCo: Vodafone raises curtain on European D2D branding, management

2026-02-27T14:36:00+00:00

Branding, management, and governance unveiled as Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile take another step towards direct-to-device services launch in Europe. ‘We’re here to complement, not compete’ is the message from leadership, as satco takes on ‘operator-led’ model…

Peoplewatch

DT appoints new CEO to head up IoT business unit

2026-02-26T18:15:00+00:00

Operator appoints Christian Schwalbe as the new permanent chief of its IoT division, following Dennis Nikles’ departure.

Telekom Deutschland

Public Affairs

German broadband regs shift prompts altnet angst

2026-02-26T10:54:00+00:00

German broadband providers show unease over regulator’s move to refocus onto regional markets when gauging incumbent Telekom Deutschland’s market power, and potentially relax the operator’s regulatory obligations in four cities.

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Peoplewatch

Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure

2026-02-16T11:45:00+00:00

The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, as the reorganising Group reports departures of top execs at Wayra and Telefónica Tech, and reshuffles in Hispam after another pair of operating business sales.

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Vodafone Germany

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: redrawing the European footprint (again)

2026-02-26T17:18:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: unerringly upbeat CEO Margherita Della Valle pitched German turnaround (again), UK merger integration (at pace), and more M&A (Ziggo, towers, and beyond). Elsewhere, Amdocs gets in on cable overhaul; Cornerstone considers micro-edge compute options …

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Financial & Performance

In depth: headline numbers mask Vodafone’s in-market challenge

2026-02-24T16:38:00+00:00

Q3 FY25–26: Vodafone’s Q3 followed a familiar narrative of missed expectations, but optimism untouched. Management has brushed aside concern that headwinds will continue into the next FY in both Germany and the UK, with claims that the foundations are in place to propel the Group’s largest OpCos to growth. Resilient performance elsewhere kept Vodafone on the straight and narrow.

Financial & Performance

Vodafone guidance: plenty of confidence in these ‘early days’

2026-02-24T16:38:00+00:00

Q3 FY25–26: Vodafone set to come out of the year at the upper end of free cash flow and EBITDAaL guidance, with new CFO Pilar López picking up on the CEO’s positive view of things moving forward.

Financial & Performance

More of the same: Vodafone leans on outposts as core OpCos wobble

2026-02-24T16:22:00+00:00

Q3 FY25–26: CEO Margherita Della continues to repeat optimism about the potential for a turnaround in Germany and progress in the UK, but Q3 earnings are yet to back her up in earnest. Wider European industry could be in for reform, however, and the CEO remains confident that Vodafone will be well placed to capitalise…

Suppliers & SCM

DT in fresh bid to settle €80m outsourcing row

2026-02-23T13:34:00+00:00

ISS, DT’s facilities management supplier in Germany, indicates the pair have entered discussions over a deal that would end their long-running contract dispute.

Innovation

Telcos demonstrate breakthroughs in quantum teleportation

2026-02-20T16:24:00+00:00

The future quantum internet took big steps forward this week as separate teams at Deutsche Telekom in Germany and TELUS in Canada announced milestone demonstrations in quantum teleportation.

Network & Infra

DT adds LEO trio to refreshed satellite IoT platform

2026-02-17T10:42:00+00:00

German group adds Sateliot, OQ Technology, and Iridium to satellite IoT platform ecosystem, diversifying beyond existing relationship with Skylo and creating an extra LEO layer for deeper/wider coverage.

Peoplewatch

Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure

2026-02-16T11:45:00+00:00

Financial & Performance

DT moves to up T-Mobile ownership

2026-02-12T16:04:00+00:00

Group’s CEO Tim Höttges says DT will use T-Mobile’s massive share buyback programme to up its stake in the operator this year.

Suppliers & SCM

Vodafone taps Amdocs for German cable platform simplification

2026-02-10T15:46:00+00:00

Vodafone Germany looks to complete ‘gradual migration’ from legacy tech to simplified infrastructure.

Network & Infra

Deutsche Telekom leads the way to ‘quantum internet’

2026-02-05T15:21:00+00:00

German operator and startup Qunnect are betting on entanglement as an enabling capability for a future ‘quantum internet’. A recent joint research project achieved what they see as a breakthrough in the push towards live use of quantum comms in metropolitan fibre networks.

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Germany

Latest from Germany

DT says Starlink was only adequate option as it forms D2D tie-up

Latest Headlines from Germany

Vodafonewatch: redrawing the European footprint (again)

German broadband regs shift prompts altnet angst

DT taps tech quartet for full stack 5G core power management

DT beats European peers to reach net zero operations

DT−Orange procurement JV names new CEO

Enter SatCo: Vodafone raises curtain on European D2D branding, management

DT appoints new CEO to head up IoT business unit

Telekom Deutschland

German broadband regs shift prompts altnet angst

DT taps tech quartet for full stack 5G core power management

DT beats European peers to reach net zero operations

DT−Orange procurement JV names new CEO

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: ex-Airtel innovation boss handed AI product remit

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure

Eurofiber continues M&A spree with LuxNetwork buy

Telefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code

Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches

O2 automates software upgrades across 5G core

Vodafone Germany

Vodafonewatch: redrawing the European footprint (again)

In depth: headline numbers mask Vodafone’s in-market challenge

Vodafone guidance: plenty of confidence in these ‘early days’

More of the same: Vodafone leans on outposts as core OpCos wobble

Vodafone taps Amdocs for German cable platform simplification

More from Germany

In depth: headline numbers mask Vodafone’s in-market challenge

Vodafone guidance: plenty of confidence in these ‘early days’

More of the same: Vodafone leans on outposts as core OpCos wobble

DT in fresh bid to settle €80m outsourcing row

Telcos demonstrate breakthroughs in quantum teleportation

DT adds LEO trio to refreshed satellite IoT platform

Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure

DT moves to up T-Mobile ownership

Vodafone taps Amdocs for German cable platform simplification

Deutsche Telekom leads the way to ‘quantum internet’