Germany – Page 19
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesDT and DroneShield check-in to protect airportsDrone security specialist confident the airport market will be worth “millions of dollars”. Procurement departments at European airports apparently gearing up to award tenders. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraTDE gives Ericsson half a nod for 5G RANSwedish NEP unsurprisingly bags 5G RAN update from Germany’s incumbent. Huawei’s RAN fate remains uncertain. 
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         Premium PremiumElsewhere in Germany: content reined in; Deutsche Glasfaser builds upGroup continues to keep tight rein on content expenses, for now. Upstart Deutsche Glasfaser completes two-into-one M&A bulk-up. Voic-ification continues to be a key area of innovation focus. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraDT explores 5G core efficiencies with MavenirUS software vendor claims “successful” lab testing of its “containerised” 5G core solution. Hints at support of standalone 5G New Radio. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeO2’s Haas lukewarm over Germany’s rural wirelesscoOperator predictably wary over the potential of planned mobile infrastructure company to disrupt MNOs, despite rural-focused mandate. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesDroniq goes long-range with UAV controlSky Drone tie-up adds to new JV’s ”command and control” product suite. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraDT tie-up looks beyond city limitsSmart-city and 5G-flavoured partnership with Münster utility eases rollout constraints being suffered by Deutsche Funkturm. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom, Vodafone clap €130bn German stimulusMassive €50bn pot set aside for ‘future’ technologies, including 6G, open RAN, AI, and quantum computing. New, €5bn mobile infrastructure company appears to take heat off mobile operators. Thinly veiled threat issued to network suppliers over ‘openness’ and interoperability. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesDroniq gets off to a flyerDeutsche Telekom’s drone joint venture goes beyond line-of-sight. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeDT says no layoffs through carrier services switchTransfer of international comms operations rescheduled for October, and seen as growth rather than pure cost-cutting play. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeDT’s Höttges hints at hybrid office futureHöttges floated the prospect of a hybrid office setup for WFH employees, potentially reducing DT footprint beyond just its retail presence. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom rethinks German tower expansion plan2,000 per year add-on ambition “too optimistic” in current circumstances. 
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         Public Affairs Public AffairsRivals still sore over in building broadbandCompromise yet to be found in fibre/vectoring clash. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeTele Columbus bats off TDE housing association rivalryRival suggests NatCo’s long-expressed ambition to attack bulk broadband market is still some way away from having an impact. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraTelekom unveils ambitious 5G coverage targetNatCo aims to cover more than half the German population by end-2020. Counts on antenna upgrades and dynamic spectrum sharing to achieve goal. Huawei question still hangs in air. 
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         Premium PremiumDeutsche Telekom Europe people movements, May 2020Deutsche Telekom Europe people movements, May 2020 Source: T-Mobile Poland Frederic Perron announced he would leave T-Mobile Poland. CompanyExecutiveActivityDetails Source: DT, various. Germany Katrin Brodersen New role Katrin Brodersen was ... 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom finds on-campus chemistry with BASFChemicals group concocting a 5G-based upgrade to network at major plant, with DT involved in pilots. Exec talks up need for low-latency IIoT applications; on-message with DT digitisation push. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom calls Camunda to orchestrate RPA and APIsCamunda CEO: “RPA is a painkiller not a cure”. DT Service leans on business process management specialist to manage bots across multiple RPA platforms. Exec regrets not putting in place a process orchestration layer at start of RPA journey. Strategic goal is to shift from front-end RPA to APIs ... 
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         Premium PremiumDeutsche Telekom and SKT amplify their 5G love-inSKT’s 5G repeaters “upgraded” for indoor testing in Germany. DT and SKT to analyse customer feedback as part of their 5G tech JV. No timeframe for commercial launch. 
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         Premium PremiumDeutsche Telekom eyes wider role for Magenta brandDT is signalling plans to license the Magenta brand to create new strategic alliances that could compete with Vodafone’s Partner Markets arrangements. 
 























