Europe Telecoms News

Group boasts of “record” Q3 results, but numbers shadowed by strategic and operational challenges. Dividend trimmed to keep spend taps flowing and offset US and balance sheet pressures. Capex guidance raised. German broadband “softness” tackled. Leadership looks forward to All-IP completion for German go-to-market. Romanian difficulties continue: “all possibilities” ...

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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone seen as “natural” tower buddy for Deutsche Telekom
Ill feelings for European enemy pushed aside, superseded by common goal of better capital utilisation.
M&A
Deutsche Telekom Group keeps an eye on Dutch exit door
DT keen to stress it M&A options up sleeve and no philosophical stance against sales, as balance sheet pressures increase.
Public Affairs
Huawei shadow lengthens on Deutsche Telekom’s home turf
Chancellor under pressure to take harder line on Chinese supplier. TDE faces risk of shutting down “unsafe” network components. Hungary, UK indicate willingness to ignore US calls for Huawei clampdown.
Events
Höttges supports European enterprise push at Digital X
Germany’s move for shared European cloud infrastructure backed. CEO laments lack of European rivals to tech giants from America, Asia. TDE announces upcoming campus network products. NatCo signs strategic partnership with Teradata. T-Sys unveils new public and private cloud propositions.
Operations
T-Systems looks to India for more savings
Large-scale ramp up of services facility in Pune. Focus appears purely internal.
M&A
T-Mobile Czech Republic scours Planet A for convergence boost
Small legup for NatCo’s fibre push in Prague.
Public Affairs
O2 Czech Republic defends network-sharing deal with T-Mobile amid regulator concerns
O2 Czech Republic again came out in defence of its contentious mobile network‑sharing agreement with T‑Mobile Czech Republic (TMCZ), amid recent reports that regulators’ concerns over the deal were fuelling delays in the country’s 5G auction, now due to take place in 2020.
Products & Services
Telekom Deutschland’s GET CHARGE e‑mobility app now available across Europe
Telekom Deutschland is now offering its GET CHARGE e‑mobility application for electric cars in 29 countries across Europe, after debuting the solution during 2018.
Network & Infrastructure
T‑Mobile Netherlands rep tarnished after internet traffic routing disaster
T‑Mobile Netherlands (TMNL) ignited a storm on Twitter and online forums over what appears to have been a disastrous and short‑lived attempt to route fixed and mobile internet traffic via Deutsche Telekom’s (DT) node in Germany, rather than locally through the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS‑IX).
People
Deutsche Telekom Europe People Moves, December 2019
People movements include: Mark Kemp, Danjin Saletovic, Olivia Schauerhuber, Igor Serafimovski, Frantisek Mala, Tomasz Mielnik, Kuba Pancewicz.
People
T-Systems People Moves, December 2019
People movements include: Christoph Friedl, Patrick Mailaender, Tom In der Rieden, Mark Turner, Marieke Schut.
Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier works with Clear and fellow operators on blockchain-based wholesale settlement processes
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier (DTGC) flagged further expansion of work with fellow operators and technology partners on blockchain-based wholesale settlement processes.
Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Systems signs strategic partnership with SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner
T‑Systems (T‑Sys) signed a strategic partnership with German IT consultancy SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner, focused on helping T‑Sys customers migrate to key software ally SAP’s S/4HANA platform.
Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Systems flags smart‑city partnership with Arcus Infrastructure Partners and Arthur D. Little
T‑Systems (T‑Sys) highlighted a smart‑city partnership with infrastructure fund Arcus Infrastructure Partners and management consultant Arthur D. Little.
Financial & Performance
Vilá quietly confident in Telefónica’s steady progress
Organic growth in key metrics puts Group broadly on track to hit guidance for the year, although Mexico a drag. Management maintaining focus beyond near‑term for 5G and digital transformation. Services beyond connectivity slowly feeding MNC growth.
M&A
Telefónica España acquires 50% stake in alarm business
After the abrupt end of its Securitas partnership, Telefónica is again attempting to integrate security services into its connected home strategy. Despite allusions to “smart” solutions, Prosegur currently remains principally a traditional burglar alarm business. Shareholder and partner.
Partnerships & Alliances
Juniper extends Telefónica Fusión Red role to UK
Juniper is taking a strategic partnership role in the UK, building on its work in Telefónica Group’s home market. Potential noted for Juniper to expand its influence on additional markets, and reinforce existing deployments across the Telefónica footprint.
M&A
Cryptic move by Telefónica España
With security services underpinning many expectations of Telefónica growth, additional skills have been brought in‑house through acquisition.
People
O2 Germany creates unified CTIO role
Mallik Rao now succeeds both Cayetano Carbajo Martin and Guido Eidmann. Germany follows suit from Group, with unified role.
People
Telefónica Europe People Moves, October-November 2019
Latest people movements include: Hans Jordan, Mattias Karlsson, David Blázquez, Daniele Sidoti, Jon Angus, Kirsty King, Markus Lloyd, Catherine Marks, Duncan Morris, Hiran Ravat, Helen Roberts, Victor Aloi, Gary Stewart.
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica shows intent with Cisco
A three‑year project in Spain is expected to provide a template for Cisco’s role in delivery of network automation across Telefónica’s footprint.