Germany

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

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Analyst Briefing

Deutsche Telekomwatch: SoftBank on M&A manoeuvres

2025-12-12T15:50:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: Past week’s developments include more M&A machinations around DT’s infra partner ecosystem, as reports suggest SoftBank and DigitalBridge could come together on a deal that would bring the Japanese conglomerate into DT’s home-market tower space. Telekom Deutschland, meanwhile, makes a rare foray into fibre M&A with a ‘buy over build’ deal in Essen.

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Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: Vodacom moves on East Africa

2025-12-12T12:08:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: strategic pivots in Europe and Africa as Vodacom picks up a controlling stake in Safaricom; Economy of Things JV Pairpoint makes steps to ‘new phase’ amid losses; and a Greek exec team overhaul completes the local OpCo’s ‘renewal’…

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DT makes rare fibre M&A move with purchase of Essen estate

2025-12-11T17:08:00+00:00

Local assets picked up from Dortmund-focused DOKOM21, marking DT’s first publicly-disclosed fibre transaction since creation of GlasfaserPlus in 2021…