Germany Telecoms News

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

2025-10-15T11:53:00+01:00

October 2025 update: 25+ senior and strategic moves across the operator and its interests, including TM Forum and TIP berths for Voda execs; regional leadership changes in Europe; ex Iberian CEO closes the book; more from around the Group…

Latest Headlines from Germany

Suppliers & SCM

Vodafone elects winning quartet in diluted RAN mega-tender

2025-10-14T13:25:00+01:00

Vendor foursome reel off Vodafone RAN wins as the Group’s long-awaited Spring 6 procurement closes out, short of expectations but set to propel operator towards open RAN at scale by 2030.

Analyst Briefings

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears

2025-10-14T09:37:00+01:00

With less than a month to go before Telefónica’s big strategy reveal, the Group continues to appear set for a battle to push through the new agenda, whether with unions and government on cost-cutting plans in Spain, or European decision-makers on consolidation. Exec Chair Marc Murtra has been in Brazil, meanwhile, to raise support for the new plan. Read more…

Telekom Deutschland

Analyst Briefings

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping

2025-10-06T08:32:00+01:00

Deutsche Telekom strengthens its Europe division by finally jettisoning poorly performing and positioned outlier Telekom Romania Mobile. But regional execs want even more gains from the regional market, reiterating calls for a philosophical rethink on how regulations are designed and implemented, and a ‘liberation’ of telcos from outdated ex ante restrictions. Read more…

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Analyst Briefings

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears

2025-10-14T09:37:00+01:00

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Vodafone Germany

People

Vodafone Peoplewatch: exec secures place at head of open networks body

2025-10-15T11:53:00+01:00

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Analyst Briefings

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: local innovation paves way for regional network upgrades

2025-10-09T13:14:00+01:00

Latest from Vodafone as the Group shouts about various innovative network initiatives with partners Nokia, Huawei, Samsung; and others; M&A completes in Romania ahead of integration programme kick-off; Telenor tapped for procurement savings; satco investment’s share price soars; more from Europe, Africa, India, elsewhere…

People

Alpen Glasfaser’s bureaucracy navigator departs

2025-10-09T08:02:00+01:00

Magenta Telekom and Meridiam’s Austrian fibre joint venture changes management team structure after exec brought in to build pipeline with municipalities steps down.

Venturing & Investments

DT’s venture capital unit backs security player Filigran

2025-10-08T17:07:00+01:00

T.Capital contributes to a $58m funding round alongside a consortium of investors, enabling the startup to expand in new and existing markets while accelerating product development…

People

Telefónica Deutschland kicks off CEO search as Haas waves goodbye

2025-10-08T14:08:00+01:00

O2 CEO Markus Haas is set to step down, with a search process underway to find his replacement. The move comes less than a year after the operator renewed the boss’s contract…

Analyst Briefings

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra wants a New Deal on new deals

2025-10-07T13:16:00+01:00

The latest news and developments from around Telefónica, as Executive Chair Marc Murtra reiterates call for European authorities to free telcos to merge, and gain scale against global rivals. Unions, meanwhile, begin to take an interest in what the operator’s coming strategy refresh could mean for its workforce in Spain. Read more…

Analyst Briefings

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping

2025-10-06T08:32:00+01:00

M&A

T-Systems gains health boost with double acquisition

2025-10-03T12:52:00+01:00

Deutsche Telekom moves to grow healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Austria’s synedra and sister business akedis Innovations, advancing plans to build up interoperable and sovereign solutions in the segment…

M&A

DT goes converged-only in Europe after OTE Romania exit wrapped up

2025-10-03T12:29:00+01:00

OTE’s departure from Romania is officially complete, following recent regulatory green lights and formalisation of deals with buyers Digi and Vodafone. Group is now nearly exclusively focused on its home market after a near-15-year regional rollback. Parent DT has also now reached full fixed-mobile nirvana in Europe.

People

DT picks out Poland tech chief to fill key German CTO vacancy

2025-10-03T09:55:00+01:00

T-Mobile Poland’s Alexander Jenbar selected to take on pivotal home-market technology job at DT, overseeing mega-initiatives around AI, 5G, and fibre.

Partnerships & Alliances

Telefónica taps OpenAI to give German customers an AI boost

2025-10-02T16:57:00+01:00

Operator kicks off partnership with OpenAI with free, limited-time ChatGPT Plus subscriptions for existing customers, with plans to expand its relationship with the AI giant “in the coming months”…

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Germany

Latest from Germany

Vodafone Peoplewatch: exec secures place at head of open networks body

Latest Headlines from Germany

Ericsson secures sole RAN vendor status in clutch of Vodafone markets

Telefónica Deutschland shifts mobile network into automatic

Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Telefónica and Vodafone tap DT talent pool

Telefónica Peoplewatch: new era dawns at O2; Innovation Digital goes ‘cutting edge’

T.Capital adds n8n to growing AI investment portfolio

Vodafone elects winning quartet in diluted RAN mega-tender

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears

Telekom Deutschland

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping

DT picks out Poland tech chief to fill key German CTO vacancy

DT links to Germany’s broadband portal in bid to cut fibre red tape

Vodafone firms up European 2G shutdown plans

Guidance: DT jolted, but still in the comfort zone

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears

Telefónica Deutschland shifts mobile network into automatic

Telefónica Peoplewatch: new era dawns at O2; Innovation Digital goes ‘cutting edge’

Telefónica Deutschland kicks off CEO search as Haas waves goodbye

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra wants a New Deal on new deals

Vodafone Germany

Vodafone Peoplewatch: exec secures place at head of open networks body

Vodafone elects winning quartet in diluted RAN mega-tender

Ericsson secures sole RAN vendor status in clutch of Vodafone markets

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: local innovation paves way for regional network upgrades

Telefónica Deutschland kicks off CEO search as Haas waves goodbye

More from Germany

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: local innovation paves way for regional network upgrades

Alpen Glasfaser’s bureaucracy navigator departs

DT’s venture capital unit backs security player Filigran

Telefónica Deutschland kicks off CEO search as Haas waves goodbye

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra wants a New Deal on new deals

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping

T-Systems gains health boost with double acquisition

DT goes converged-only in Europe after OTE Romania exit wrapped up

DT picks out Poland tech chief to fill key German CTO vacancy

Telefónica taps OpenAI to give German customers an AI boost