Germany Telecoms News

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

2025-04-28T14:03:00+01:00

A busy few days on the marketing front at DT as Greece’s OTE firms up a long-anticipated move closer to central branding, and figures from Germany’s congstar suggest DT’s multi-brand portfolio is delivering commercial gains in a challenging environment. Read more…

Latest Headlines from Germany

People

Vodafone Peoplewatch: top-table changes across Europe

2025-04-28T13:18:00+01:00

April 2025 edition: 30+ senior and strategic people changes across Vodafone and its ecosystem, including European CEOs, Consumer leads, Vodafone Business executives, and board members at Group-level and in Africa…

Public Affairs

EWE Tel sues German regulator over spectrum extension ‘obligation’

2025-04-26T11:11:00+01:00

EWE’s telecoms arm files lawsuit against the Bundesnetzagentur, claiming that the regulator needs to beef up third-party access requirements on MNOs to appropriately address competition concerns…

Telekom Deutschland

Public Affairs

EWE Tel sues German regulator over spectrum extension ‘obligation’

2025-04-26T11:11:00+01:00

EWE’s telecoms arm files lawsuit against the Bundesnetzagentur, claiming that the regulator needs to beef up third-party access requirements on MNOs to appropriately address competition concerns…

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Public Affairs

EWE Tel sues German regulator over spectrum extension ‘obligation’

2025-04-26T11:11:00+01:00

EWE’s telecoms arm files lawsuit against the Bundesnetzagentur, claiming that the regulator needs to beef up third-party access requirements on MNOs to appropriately address competition concerns…

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Vodafone Germany

People

Vodafone Peoplewatch: top-table changes across Europe

2025-04-28T13:18:00+01:00

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More from Germany

Weekly Briefings

Vodafonewatch Weekly: attention turns to post-merger strategy in the UK

2025-04-21T07:00:00+01:00

Latest around Vodafone, including rumours of a UK pay-TV play once Vodafone and Three complete their combination; Vodafone and Digi’s Romanian M&A hits its first regulatory speedbump; Group entities lobby for improved subsea security and land bank protections; Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub goes on tour…

Financial & Performance

Subs growth propels Deutsche Telekom’s congstar into €1bn revenue club

2025-04-16T15:38:00+01:00

Figures from Telekom Deutschland’s discount brand support Group strategy to use separate brands to target different consumer segments.

People

Chief exec job opens up at Deutsche Telekom IoT

2025-04-16T12:11:00+01:00

Deutsche Telekom begins search for successor to Dennis Nikles, who is leaving the business after four years as IoT boss.

Public Affairs

Vodafone, Vantage under regulatory fire in 1&1 dispute

2025-04-11T17:21:00+01:00

Germany’s antitrust authority finds that pair engaged in “anti-competitive” behaviour, saying they could have reallocated resources to fulfil contractual obligations to 1&1. Final decision expected later this year…

Financial & Performance

Germany’s sparring telcos are yet to lay a glove on DT

2025-04-09T13:58:00+01:00

FY24: Telekom Deutschland keeps a firm grip on user acquisition and retention numbers despite Germany’s emergence as a hotbed of tariff competition and promotional offers over the past year or more.

Financial & Performance

DT highlights T-Systems’ ‘relevance’ as B2B telco clouds gather

2025-04-07T10:57:00+01:00

FY24: Group says long-challenged enterprise IT division is fit-for-purpose and properly aligned to meet B2B client demand in an ever-murkier macro environment.

Partnerships & Alliances

DT fibre JV finalises open access pact with Deutsche GigaNetz

2025-04-04T15:17:00+01:00

Glasfaser Nordwest firms up open access agreement, with implementation set to begin in the second half of 2025. Panellists from other German fibre players at recent FTTH Conference heatedly debated state of open access in the nation, with DT taking potshots at the altnets…