Germany – Page 5
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Strategy & Change
Telekom Deutschland scopes out strategies to drive green progress
German mobile network operators exploring how to balance energy-saving measures with a good network experience.
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Elsewhere in Germany: TDE wins deal to operate passive network
TDE wins deal to operate passive network in Bavaria.
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Content & TV
DT scores Euro 2024 hat-trick, tweaks RTL deal to benefit MagentaTV
Five matches are now to be shown exclusively in Germany via MagentaTV.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT boss befuddled by Vodafone’s roaming deal with 1&1
There’s only winner from last week’s agreement, says CEO Tim Höttges, and that’s 1&1.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Höttges slams fibre overbuilding “myth”
Group CEO hits back over altnet complaints that DT is overbuilding on their networks.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT plots more tower moves with Slovakia in crosshairs
Timotheus Höttges confirms that Slovak towers are being carved out.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT touts Klopp tactics to bring small clubs to Sporttotal 5G venture
Focus remains on football for now, but other sports will be targeted in future.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland boasts FTTP deployment momentum; remains coy on take-up rate
German NatCo passes another 200,000 households in June, clocking 1.3 million YTD. ’Fibre’ and ’optical’ obfuscation continues, with particular coyness over low FTTH adoption.
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Fiber Experts snaps up fibre network provider Elecnet
Fibre network specialist on track to exceed €130m turnover in 2023.
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Public Affairs
1&1 gets a part-win over DT in 5G ads spat
Challenger can still describe its network as the most modern in Europe.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom puts cards on table for copper energy savings
German NatCo aims to switch off 20,000 DSL line cards this year to cut power usage. Also plays into copper shutdown plan, although DT still coy on timelines.
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Elsewhere in Germany: Meridiam accelerates German fibre play
Meridiam accelerates German fibre play, with Vodafone support.
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Network & Infrastructure
Gopalan and peers take stock as Germany’s Gigabitstrategie turns one
Telco CEOs find some common ground over network deployment concerns. Gopalan continues to bat away overbuilding complaints.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland CEO plays blame game on coverage shortfalls
Gopalan says red tape and NIMBYism is holding back removal of ‘dead spots’. Claims underinvestment in Deutsche Bahn is the real reason for poor internet access on trains.
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Network & Infrastructure
Unfair on fibre? Not us, says DT’s Gopalan
Telekom Deutschland CEO counters claims of fibre network overbuilding and cherry picking.
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Public Affairs
Germany’s coalition govt urges regulator to clamp down on MNOs blocking competition
Political representatives on BNetzA’s Advisory Board insist on “fair and non-discriminatory access” for service providers and MVNOs in the mobile wholesale market.
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Public Affairs
Deutsche Telekom under renewed EU pressure to ditch Huawei
Brussels to publish report criticising Germany for not doing enough to reduce reliance on Huawei. Deutsche Telekom will reportedly be named as telco laggard when it comes to loosening ties with Chinese equipment suppliers.
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Elsewhere in Germany: DT in BNetZ talks on ‘game-changing’ copper shutdown
DT in BNetZ talks on ‘game-changing’ copper shutdown.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s fibre progress marred by overbuild complaints, cabling jungle
Group FTTP network now passes almost six million premises. Rivals maintain criticism of overbuild tactics. Trenching techniques adding to Germany’s subterranean cabling jungle.
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Strategy & Change
Copper shutdown a ‘game changer’ for Deutsche Telekom, says Höttges
CEO says pilots have been run to test migration approaches. DT’s fibre take-up hampered by its own vectoring success. But Germany does not yet have a firm date for its copper switch-off.