Latest Deutsche Telekom Insight – Page 7
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Public AffairsUnion rejects Deutsche Telekom’s second ‘record’ pay offer
Talks between operator and worker representatives extended to end of the week after union rejects DT’s fresh proposals as “insufficient”.
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Network & InfrastructureGerman operators respond cautiously to BNetzA’s proposed spectrum auction compromise
Three existing MNOs, which have been loudly complaining over spectrum access cost burden, would pay just under €600m for five-year rights extension under new BNetzA proposals.
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M&AGreece’s OTE says talk of tower sale ‘premature’
National telco reiterates interest in wireless infra spin-out, to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra and boost share price.
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Public AffairsDeutsche Telekom workers stage strike ahead of ‘decisive’ pay talks
German union organises two days of industrial action to set scene for a fourth round of negotiations on wage increases.
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Financial & Performance1&1 continues to push back against calls for German auction rethink
German challenger is at odds with established MNO rivals over how to allocate soon‑to‑expire spectrum rights.
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Network & InfrastructureGerman telcos expand 4G coverage on Berlin’s U-Bahn
O2 Germany, Telekom Deutschland, and Vodafone Germany extend 4G subway network to cover all nine lines and 175 stations. 5G upgrade already in the works, as operators aim to meet Germany’s wider coverage targets along transportation corridors. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: it’s all set to kick off in Germany’s broadband market
Telekom Deutschland amps up promotions and advertising as it preps pincer movement on cable rivals, using coming weeks’ regulatory changes and Euro 2024 tournament. Meanwhile, T-Mobile US makes its first move in long-anticipated fibre M&A strategy, tying with Swedish investment giant EQT to take joint ownership of infra player Lumos.
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M&AT-Mobile swallows Mint in up-to-$1.2bn deal
DT’s American NatCo adds Mint and Ultra to its value brand portfolio following FCC approval.
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M&AT-Systems opts against sale of Austrian banking solutions unit, after review
Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise business steps back from plan to sell Vienna-based financial tech unit Software Daten Service, part of T-Systems for two decades.
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Public AffairsDeutsche Telekom fails to win over unions despite ‘highest ever’ pay offer
Several days of strike action prompt Group to come up with an offer on pay rises, but unions still want more.
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Telekom live with AI-based RAN “sleep mode” efficiency trials
FutureNet World: cost and sustainability benefits of tests flagged. Part of wider AI strategy, with other efficiency applications at various stages of testing…
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile confirms fibre JV with EQT to buy Lumos
NatCo expects to invest close to $1.5bn in the JV and aims to pass 3.5m premises by 2028. Meanwhile, FWA subscribers surpass five million, the Mint Mobile deal wins regulatory approval, and long‑serving investor relations SVP Jud Henry takes on a new role in the TMUS finance organisation. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: Germany’s Gigabit goals in spotlight
Group CEO Höttges weighs in on infra policy, highlighting slow pace of mobile challenger 1&1’s network rollout at Group AGM. Telekom Deutschland’s Srini Gopalan also goes on regulatory offensive, reiterating calls for removal of bureaucratic hurdles in German fibre rollout, as questions begin to be asked about the country’s long-term Gigabit goals…
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom Deutschland faces uphill task to pass ten million premises in 2024
Group confirms that the ten million fibre rollout target remains valid.
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Content & TVTelekom Deutschland targets tenants with UEFA EURO campaign
Commercial puts focus on the ability to switch TV providers with football as an additional incentive.
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: Watson calls for discipline, Openreach eyes fibre mega-contracts
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as CSNO Howard Watson calls for patient investors and looks ahead to rewards at the end of the networks upgrade tunnel; Openreach licks lips at prospect of Project Gigabit mega-contracts; and more SRN updates as EE charges on…
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Venturing & InvestmentsDTCP closes second Infra fund, hints at a third
Report suggests that DIV II fund fell €40m short of its €1.6bn target.
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InterviewInterview: T-Mobile partner SiFi Networks gears up for first ‘FiberCity’ launches
First FiberCity set to be completed soon in Fullerton, California.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: CTOs to the fore as industry reshuffles, DT disses 1&1, BDUK springs forward
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including big Project Gigabit wins for Quickline, Wessex Internet, and Wildanet; a first appearance in the wild of a DSIT-funded 4G mast; DT taking a swipe at its newest mobile rival; people moves, and plenty more…
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Marketing‘Huge’ file dump prompts another delay in DT-Telefónica logo dispute
Spanish operator wins more time to present its case in branding dispute, citing the burden of sifting through an “astonishing” volume of evidence submitted by opponent Deutsche Telekom.