Germany Telecoms News

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

2025-12-05T12:02:00+00:00

Operator reunites Technology leadership under Fabrizio Rocchio, as Tanja Richter readies to head off…

Latest Headlines from Germany

Deutsche Glasfaser said to be winding back rollout as backers demand RoI

2025-12-05T07:00:00+00:00

Germany’s EQT- and Omers-backed altnet major is said to have edged closer to a long-sought financing deal, but to have needed to significantly scale back its fibre rollout plans in order to secure the cash…

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: Della Valle says job done at Vodafone ‘building site’

2025-12-04T18:26:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: as CEO Margherita Della Valle closed the Group ‘building site’ after two years of sell-offs and restructures, the attention has turned to ‘growth opportunities’ — data centres, fibre, merger integrations, B2B, and space earn a look…Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: Della Valle says job done at Vodafone ‘building site’

Telekom Deutschland

Financial & Performance

In-depth: German headwinds grab the headlines

2025-11-28T16:02:00+00:00

Q3 FY25: T-Mobile US, Europe, and T-Systems continue to perform strongly, but German slowdown yet to be addressed.

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Partnerships & Alliances

Germany: O2 refreshes Nokia RAN deal for five more years

2025-11-26T16:24:00+00:00

Operator to implement new solutions and continue using equipment from Nokia in its RAN until 2030. The contract is the latest that has been firmed up by a major European operator in recent months, and comes as Germany seeks to clamp down on 5G equipment from ‘high-risk’ vendors…

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Vodafone Germany

People

Vodafone Germany reworks Technology, Networks leadership

2025-12-05T12:02:00+00:00

Operator reunites Technology leadership under Fabrizio Rocchio, as Tanja Richter readies to head off…

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Financial & Performance

In-depth: German headwinds grab the headlines

2025-11-28T16:02:00+00:00

Q3 FY25: T-Mobile US, Europe, and T-Systems continue to perform strongly, but German slowdown yet to be addressed.

Financial & Performance

Guidance: jitters fail to jolt

2025-11-28T16:02:00+00:00

Q3 FY25: DT looks set to end the FY with another set of record-breaking top-level financial numbers.

People

DT names new boss of €1bn side-business Congstar

2025-11-28T12:49:00+00:00

Head of Commercial Management Daniel Mirovsky credited with helping drive recent expansion of business, and handed CEO job recently vacated by Axel Orbach.

Network & Infra

O2 Germany hails test results as clear proof of network advances

2025-11-27T17:27:00+00:00

In connect magazine’s latest mobile network test, O2 Germany has moved into second place for the first time, albeit tied with Vodafone Germany.

Partnerships & Alliances

European telcos’ call to arms: DT in defence collab talks with Rheinmetall

2025-11-26T17:14:00+00:00

In depth exclusive: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger envisions his firm as the “Deutsche Telekom of defence”, but a real-world alliance with the telco giant is also now in play, targeting Germany’s €35bn space-defence allocation. The move signals broader trend of European telcos pivoting toward military-grade connectivity and national resilience to capture new spend…

Partnerships & Alliances

Germany: O2 refreshes Nokia RAN deal for five more years

2025-11-26T16:24:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing

Deutsche Telekomwatch: Germany’s roadmap to recovery

2025-11-24T11:21:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: Telekom Deutschland’s new management switches tactics on broadband after customer trends remain in reverse; Group continues to aim high on AI; European tech harmonisation push accelerates.

Venturing & Investments

DT backs AI image generation specialist Black Forest Labs

2025-11-20T15:02:00+00:00

DT’s corporate venturing arm T.Capital continues to expand its AI investment portfolio, highlighting it has added AI image generation tech specialist Black Forest Labs to its stable. Move comes as part of ongoing, aggressive ramp-up of AI deployments within the operator’s internal operations, driven by CEO Tim Höttges…

Financial & Performance

In-depth: defiant Vodafone CEO eyes European rebound

2025-11-20T14:15:00+00:00

Q2/H1 FY25–26: unwaveringly positive CEO claims right-sizing initiative has Vodafone moving in the right direction, and earnings largely back up the claim, but as some headwinds wane others are gathering on the horizon…

People

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Group extracts EU execs to push IT meld

2025-11-19T11:12:00+00:00

The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom see systems consolidation-focused operator looking to build up its central, Europe technology function with the extraction of multiple senior execs from Hrvatski Telekom and Magyar Telekom. Elsewhere, DT appoints a new Chief Networks Officer and former senior technology figures Claudia Nemat and Kim Kyllesbech Larsen take on new jobs.

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Latest from Germany

Vodafone Germany reworks Technology, Networks leadership

Latest Headlines from Germany

Boldyn moves on German expansion plan with 5G private tie-ups

Deutsche Telekomwatch: German spectrum own-goal

German regulator goes back to the drawing board after 5G defeat

Vodafone hits out at German authorities in 1&1 antitrust case

DT firms up the foundations after jittery 2025

Deutsche Glasfaser said to be winding back rollout as backers demand RoI

Vodafonewatch: Della Valle says job done at Vodafone ‘building site’

Telekom Deutschland

In-depth: German headwinds grab the headlines

DT names new boss of €1bn side-business Congstar

Deutsche Telekomwatch: Germany’s roadmap to recovery

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Group extracts EU execs to push IT meld

Deutsche Telekomwatch: New network chief; FWA and Wi-Fi boosts; Poland innovates on B2B

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Germany: O2 refreshes Nokia RAN deal for five more years

Telefónica Peoplewatch: McKinsey exec tasked with mining Murtra’s ‘diamonds’

Telefónica plugs AI into new enterprise messaging service

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group eyes German reboot; VM O2 aims high on mmWave

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears

Vodafone Germany

Vodafone Germany reworks Technology, Networks leadership

Vodafonewatch: Della Valle says job done at Vodafone ‘building site’

Vodafone hits out at German authorities in 1&1 antitrust case

In-depth: defiant Vodafone CEO eyes European rebound

Vodafone unsure on Gigafactory economics — focused on ‘low-hanging B2B fruit’

More from Germany

In-depth: German headwinds grab the headlines

Guidance: jitters fail to jolt

DT names new boss of €1bn side-business Congstar

O2 Germany hails test results as clear proof of network advances

European telcos’ call to arms: DT in defence collab talks with Rheinmetall

Germany: O2 refreshes Nokia RAN deal for five more years

Deutsche Telekomwatch: Germany’s roadmap to recovery

DT backs AI image generation specialist Black Forest Labs

In-depth: defiant Vodafone CEO eyes European rebound

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Group extracts EU execs to push IT meld