All Germany articles – Page 2
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Public AffairsRuling looms in DT’s €80m outsourcing row
ISS, DT’s facilities management supplier in Germany, indicates a tribunal ruling on long-running disagreement between the pair is close.
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Financial & Performance1&1 taps fingers as it awaits spectrum sharing offer from rivals
Following regulator’s ruling in March, 1&1’s CEO Ralph Dommermuth says it’s not yet clear when the operator will be able to secure a deal to access low‑band spectrum.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: Telefónica enjoys FY25 free hit
Telefónica confirms it is on course to meet FY25 guidance, although current goals offer limited visibility into Group’s financial or strategic outlook, amid ongoing wait for completion of strategic review…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 spend: copper maintenance drops off the bill
Telefónica’s home market OB gains the spotlight for cost efficiency efforts linked to completion of copper shutdown during Q2…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 in-depth: more ‘core one’ than ‘core four’
Spain and Brazil continue to form a strong base for Telefónica during second quarter, but currency weakness and competitive challenges dent takings elsewhere, and back up new leadership’s desire to ring in major changes…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica remains in wait for Murtra Grand Plan
Q2 FY25: Telefónica’s latest quarterly numbers underpin the change agenda of the operator’s new leadership team. The Group continues to perform well in Spain and Brazil, but weaker figures elsewhere back up execs’ plans for a portfolio restructure, with Hispam downturn continuing and UK and Germany stuck in turnaround mode. A shift to ‘industrial’ decision-making also looks set to see a change in course around infra ownership.
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Network & InfraVodafone’s German fibre JV signs 1&1 as latest wholesale customer
1&1 to offer broadband services over OXG Glasfaser’s infrastructure starting next year, further expanding its addressable fixed broadband footprint in bid to stem customer base decline.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom lines up Brookfield for AI data centre investment
Deutsche Telekom turns to towerco partner Brookfield Asset Management for co-investment in AI data centres and considers setting up an off-balance sheet partnership as competition heats up for EU-funded contracts.
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Analyst BriefingsVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: best yet to come this year
Q1 FY25–26 special: management walks us through a broadly positive first quarter, but emphasises the latent potential for a ‘right-sized’ group that has taken ‘proactive’ steps towards a revival. German fruit soon ready for harvest, if CFO Luka Mucic is believed, with structural/strategic resets elsewhere also settling down…
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Financial & PerformanceGreen shoots now ‘tangible’ as Vodafone Germany shows signs of recovery
Q1 FY25–26: Troubled German OpCo shows early signs of recovery as promised by leadership, but still in decline and customer losses remain a headache. ‘Value over volume’ mantra has a nice ring, but when will it deliver?
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: TV and infra resets
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including reshuffles at Movistar Plus+ and Telxius and new jobs for recent top exec departures Chema Alonso and Mark Evans…
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Network & InfraVodafone’s German fibre JV plots 2025 commercial launch
OXG Glasfaser wheels in motion ahead of commercial services go-live. Delays and slow rollout pace have raised questions, but Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle says JV is now in “catchup mode”…
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Analyst BriefingsVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: deals driving network, security upgrades
Latest from Vodafone, including a spectrum fee reprieve; SecOps potential with $1bn partner Google Cloud; DOCSIS development in the Netherlands; more from Turkey, Kenya, South Africa, elsewhere…
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Network & InfraYondr opens doors to new German data centre, eyes European expansion
Data centre player cuts the ribbon on 40MW Frankfurt facility, which it claims marks a “significant step” in its ongoing European expansion plans. The launch brings Yondr’s total deployed IT capacity over the past year to 100MW. Read more…
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Strategy & ChangeDT holds firm on diversity as T-Mobile US ditches DEI to secure M&A deals
Deutsche Telekom says its approach is unaffected as T-Mobile adapts to policy changes and scraps diversity, equity, and inclusion to win approval for two pending acquisitions.
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M&ATelefónica to take control of FiBrasil JV in €132m deal
Telefónica’s Brazilian business has agreed a deal to buy out its fibre joint venture partner in a further sign that the Spanish group is now keen to up consolidation and control over past infrastructure side-ventures.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Funkturm gears up for tower expansion with restructure, new HQ
GD Towers’ German arm splits operations into four “closely interlinked” subsidiaries and shifts headquarters to new office in Leverkusen. DFMG Chairman Bruno Jacobfeuerborn said the move will “better support” Deutsche Telekom and other customers with mobile network expansion. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesDNS:NET, Eurofiber forge German open access fibre pact
German fibre duo build on prior collaboration through the Open Access Alliance with a fresh wholesale deal, enabling them to leverage each other’s network infrastructure in Berlin.
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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: Group’s Giga grab
Big-ticket service and infra developments from around the DT international footprint, including a bid for leadership on Germany’s planned AI Gigafactory, an organisational rejig on enterprise cloud, and a launch date for the long-anticipated T-Satellite offering in the USA. Read more…
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Suppliers & SCMVendor rebellion: why major operators are ditching Oracle and VMware support contracts
BT and Telefónica are the first of numerous telcos to go on the record challenging software vendor dominance by shifting legacy IT support to third-party specialists. This analysis explores how Spinnaker Support is helping them slash costs, extend end-of-life IT, and reallocate resources…