Germany Telecoms News

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

2026-05-13T14:35:00+01:00

Dispute enters a new phase as regulators propose compensation for 1&1 instead of forcing rival operators to share frequencies. Also, updates on 1&1’s 5G open RAN build (slow but steady) and financial outlook…

Latest Headlines from Germany

Financial & Performance

Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt

2026-05-12T16:51:00+01:00

FY25–26: Group CEO Margherita Della Valle defends value-over-volume play as Germany OpCo closes in on a turnaround, of sorts, despite persistent customer losses and further earnings decline forecast.

Partnerships & Alliances

DT forms counter-drone defence pact with Rheinmetall

2026-05-12T15:31:00+01:00

Telco to create German defence “shield” with Rheinmetall, seeking to defend critical telecoms and other infra assets from digital and physical threats. Move marks latest advance in the Group’s push into the defence sector…

Telekom Deutschland

Peoplewatch

DT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit

2026-04-17T10:14:00+01:00

Operator snags insurance giant’s Head of Global Enterprise & IT Architecture to lead high pressure, AI-infused transformation efforts at its German business…

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Analyst Briefing

Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range

2026-05-04T07:07:00+01:00

Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, including AI-focused innovation around voice services, and infrastructure developments in Spain, Germany, and the UK. Read more…

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Vodafone Germany

Financial & Performance

Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt

2026-05-12T16:51:00+01:00

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Peoplewatch

Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset

2026-04-27T14:30:00+01:00

April 2026 edition: Embattled INWIT appoints Michele Gamberini as new technology chief; EMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter joins KKR’s infra investment team; GlobalConnect names execs as part of wider restructuring; more…

Partnerships & Alliances

Vodafone draws on $1bn Google Cloud ties in enterprise AI expansion

2026-04-24T14:14:00+01:00

Vodafone Business homes in on SMEs with expansion of Google Cloud-powered services portfolio. New customer service and security offerings for European customers mark the latest development in the pair’s ten-year link-up…

Analyst Briefing

Deutsche Telekomwatch: re-platforming plans

2026-04-24T09:28:00+01:00

Analyst Briefing: With Europe continuing the flounder, DT is said to be prepping a major M&A move to strengthen its foothold in America and tightening links with state-side tech partners. In Europe DT ups its data sovereignty credentials with a revamped business cloud service and unveils what it calls a ‘blueprint’ for telco cloud deployments…

Strategy & Change

Deutsche Telekom said to explore T-Mobile mega-meld

2026-04-22T13:00:00+01:00

Group’s leadership said to be weighing a full combination between it and its American powerhouse, thus sorting out current disconnects that could complicate future deal-making and strategy. Shepherding any such deal through the corridors of Washington, Berlin, and Brussels would be highly challenging, however.

Network & Infra

Telco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors

2026-04-20T14:38:00+01:00

Deep dive: after quietly rebuilding its network core from the ground up on its own terms, Deutsche Telekom is now asking the rest of the industry to follow its Horizontal TelCo Cloud lead. But with rivals pursuing their own visions, the question of who truly leads the field is far from settled.

Peoplewatch

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals

2026-04-20T07:00:00+01:00

The latest roundup of DT people moves sees three top bosses sign up to new contracts and provide some steadiness and security after the recent sudden resignation of tech chief Abdu Mudesir. While greenlighting those deals, the Group’s Supervisory Board completes a tech-focused refresh of its own ranks. Elsewhere, T-Systems fills out its newly elevated defence unit and T-Mobile Poland and Telekom Deutschland make senior tech appointments.

Peoplewatch

DT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit

2026-04-17T10:14:00+01:00

Operator snags insurance giant’s Head of Global Enterprise & IT Architecture to lead high pressure, AI-infused transformation efforts at its German business…

Financial & Performance

DT ups the intensity to maintain momentum

2026-04-15T17:24:00+01:00

FY25: DT’s divisional leaders are being pressured to maintain progress on spend efficiency and commercial impact as the Group seeks to keep its business ‘flywheel’ spinning in an uncertain and challenging macro and market environment.

Financial & Performance

DT FY25 in-depth: home front vulnerabilities ease

2026-04-15T17:23:00+01:00

DT ends FY25 on a positive note, seeing seeds of recovery in Germany and maintaining momentum across other segments.

Financial & Performance

DT FY25 spend: capex lid kept tight amid macro and market murk

2026-04-15T17:23:00+01:00

Group evidently remains micro-focused on cost efficiency across opex and capex, with continued belief in potential of AI and caution on fibre spend.

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Latest from Germany

German low-band spectrum dispute: BNetzA proposes cash compensation for 1&1

Latest Headlines from Germany

Germany’s O2 lays out data centre expansion plan

Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief

Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range

Telefónica eyes new markets for edge infra

European fibrecos warned of ‘enormous’ 2027 debt crunch

Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt

DT forms counter-drone defence pact with Rheinmetall

Telekom Deutschland

DT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit

DT FY25 in-depth: home front vulnerabilities ease

DT FY25 spend: capex lid kept tight amid macro and market murk

DT expands Starlink ties into German B2B comms

DT’s staid board adds tech clout

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range

Telefónica eyes new markets for edge infra

Telefónica Peoplewatch: priority rethink prompts senior changes in B2B, Germany

Telefónica’s new Germany chief reboots ExCo

Telefónicawatch: Murtra remains defiant of short-termism

Vodafone Germany

Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt

Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief

Vodafone draws on $1bn Google Cloud ties in enterprise AI expansion

Vodafone Peoplewatch: Vi appoints AI chief to lead ‘intelligent techco’ transition

Vodafonewatch: Group exposed to Italian towers upheaval

More from Germany

Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset

Vodafone draws on $1bn Google Cloud ties in enterprise AI expansion

Deutsche Telekomwatch: re-platforming plans

Deutsche Telekom said to explore T-Mobile mega-meld

Telco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals

DT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit

DT ups the intensity to maintain momentum

DT FY25 in-depth: home front vulnerabilities ease

DT FY25 spend: capex lid kept tight amid macro and market murk