Germany
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Network & InfrastructureGlasfaser Nordwest boosted by financing from bank consortium
German FibreCo to receive financing from consortium led by KfW IPEX-Bank.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Droniq boosts portfolio with new sales partnerships
Droniq flags new deals with suppliers Dronetag, Globe Flight, and uAvionix to expand DJI drones and tracking offerings.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom eyes mmWave for high-capacity cases
mmWave frequencies ideal for boosting 5G capacity and low-latency apps.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom swaps phone boxes for 5G small cells
Street furniture upgraded to host Ericsson 5G small-cell kit, improving connectivity at street-level.
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Partnerships & Alliances
1&1 enrols Eubanet after 5G deployment setbacks
Telecoms consultancy will seek out new antenna sites for 1&1.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Plusnet signs up for Glasfaser Nordwest fibre access
Partnership between Plusnet and DT fibre JV to market fibre products to consumers and businesses.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland ready to ramp up fibre rollout in 2023
Plans to pass up to three million more premises with fibre connections across Germany in 2023.
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Public Affairs
Germany will treat Chinese suppliers on “case-by-case” basis
Economy ministry floats idea of tighter scrutiny on Huawei, ZTE, but does not heed US call for outright ban. Washington warns Berlin of putting national security at risk through over-reliance on trade links with China.
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Operations
Elsewhere in Group: New operator partners join DT‑founded Eco Rating scheme
New operator partners join DT‑founded Eco Rating scheme.
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M&A
1&1 not reaching for Sky
German operator could face penalty for missing 1,000 5G antenna target.
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Operations
DT creates Global Business unit; targets cross-border B2B ramp-up
Organisational change combines DT Global Business with Solution Sales and Engineering.
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Suppliers & SCM
ISS pushes on with DT deal reset despite ‘disagreements’
Outsourcing giant reassures on long-running plan to bring German facilities deal into profitability.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TDE signs up to digital pact in Bavaria
Bavaria sets out aims for full‑fibre and 5G coverage by 2025.
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Financial & Performance
DT Q3 FY22 spend: fibre build gets into gear
DT justifies confidence on FTTP capacity ramp-up, delivering more homes passed in Q3 than previous two quarters combined.
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Venturing & Investments
hubraum and Founders Factory bring new venture studio to Berlin
JV to support startups in advertising, commerce, data privacy, IoT, and telecoms.
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Network & Infrastructure
Mavenir selected for 5G SA core
German NatCo adopts Mavenir‑supplied converged packet core.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT IoT partners Sensolus for asset management
Belgian scale‑up co‑developing IoT solution for industrial, logistics, and transport industries.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT gets BMBF funding signal for 6G take-off
Group takes lead in 6G‑TakeOff, a government‑funded project designed to integrate terrestrial and non‑terrestrial base stations in a “unified 6G architecture”.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Germany: Glasfaser Nordwest continues rollout
SUSE picks up a piece of A4; Glasfaser Nordwest continues cross‑country rollout.
