Germany Telecoms News

All the latest key telecoms and digital infra insight, news and analysis from Germany.

2026-02-03T12:35:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: DT’s home-market broadband strategy continues to evolve, as the operator expands its FTTP footprint and enlists side-brand congstar and a new house-call team in a bid to boost sales. Fibre upsell may be being given more urgency by management as tough market conditions continue, and as regulators up prioritisation of copper shutdown as a catalyst for Gigabit uptake…

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Network & Infra

Investor 3i to write down DNS:NET amidst German altnets’ fundraising struggles

2026-02-02T15:47:00+00:00

3i Infrastructure faces up to fundraising struggles as German fibreco ‘disappoints’ — the latest sign of struggle in the country’s competitive fibre sector…

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off

2026-01-30T14:21:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: Vodafone continues its European IT management reshuffle; pushes on with German open RAN rollout; and talks network autonomy roadmaps. Meanwhile, VOIS speaks up; the future of former OpCo Vodafone Spain; and IoT goes NTN with Skylo tie-up…

Telekom Deutschland

Public Affairs

EU resetting copper switch-off to ‘mandatory but conditional’ 2035, pressuring slow-mo incumbents

2026-01-16T18:42:00+00:00

In depth: leaked draft of EC Digital Networks Act reveals copper shutdown ambitions delayed by five years. Incumbent, copper-overweight operators like Deutsche Telekom look set to face heat if new enforcement capabilities introduced. Other highlights include spectrum trading, easing up on regional consolidation, and streamlining oversight…

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Analyst Briefing

Telefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code

2026-01-29T11:57:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as it continues efforts to secure regulatory change across Europe, cut back its presence in Latin America, and tap into growing demand for sovereign and secure infra. Read more…

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Vodafone Germany

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off

2026-01-30T14:21:00+00:00

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Network & Infra

Under-pressure Telekom Deutschland sets fresh fibre uptake goal

2026-01-23T09:02:00+00:00

German incumbent aims to light fire under FTTH uptake in bid to revive performance in country’s highly competitive broadband market, and (apparently) persuade regulators it is not slow-pedalling fibre strategy to protect legacy assets.

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: rewiring Europe’s digital landscape

2026-01-23T05:08:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: Vodafone and European telco peers weigh up the implications the overhauled Cybersecurity Act and the all-new Digital Networks Act, reworking how the industry operates. Elsewhere, M&A in Europe and Africa; SpaceMobile ‘validated’ by gov contract win; and Turkey expands fibre reach with wholesale deal…

Public Affairs

German fibre players cautiously welcome BNetzA’s copper switch-off plans

2026-01-22T15:19:00+00:00

German telcos and industry bodies issue guarded welcomes of German regulator’s latest regulatory plans to enforce copper shutdown in parts of the country, although timeline for the switch-off still not firmed up…

Marketing

Deutsche Telekom’s ‘T’ remains telco top dog

2026-01-22T11:16:00+00:00

Estimated worth of Deutsche Telekom’s T logo rises to nearly $100bn in latest Brand Finance report, as group continues to ride wave of growth stateside.

Public Affairs

The EU’s DNA has landed, but receives lukewarm industry response

2026-01-21T16:06:00+00:00

While telco groups have welcomed the prospect of spectrum reform to provide greater investment certainty, copper switch-off plans and a new approach to ‘fair share’ earn a far more mixed reception…

Suppliers & SCM

Telcos face multibillion-euro rip-and-replace project as Brussels moves to ban high-risk vendors

2026-01-21T15:16:00+00:00

In depth: European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen considers the time is now to take network supply chain security “seriously”, laying out proposals to ban vendors deemed ‘high-risk’. Network operators stand to foot a multibillion-euro rip-and-replace bill, with some only recently signing kit deals with Chinese suppliers…

Network & Infra

‘No other choice’: 1&1 to sue BNetzA over spectrum extension move

2026-01-19T16:37:00+00:00

Challenger operator CEO Ralph Dommermuth tells Handelsblatt that he intends to sue the regulator for spectrum licence extension decision that “ruled out” 1&1. “This is not OK”…

Peoplewatch

Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches

2026-01-19T09:07:00+00:00

The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, as the Group sees departures of decarbonisation boss and lead on security products at Telefónica Tech.

Public Affairs

EU resetting copper switch-off to ‘mandatory but conditional’ 2035, pressuring slow-mo incumbents

2026-01-16T18:42:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing

Vodafonewatch: M&A ripples in Europe, debt reprieve in India

2026-01-15T17:19:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: European M&A, some of Vodafone’s own making, shifts the Partner Markets landscape; AGR pressure lifted for Vi as India’s gov commits to reassessment; and reports suggest change in the office for OXG Glasfaser ownership…

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Germany

Latest from Germany

Deutsche Telekomwatch: fibre trends hit home

Latest Headlines from Germany

Telefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code

DT seeks 5G core and IT partners for EC’s IRIS2 space venture

Vodafone takes ‘effort versus value’ approach to autonomous networks

Vodafone a “frontrunner” partner as Ericsson seeks new opportunities in “flattish” RAN market

Vodafone tiptoes into German open RAN party

Investor 3i to write down DNS:NET amidst German altnets’ fundraising struggles

Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off

Telekom Deutschland

EU resetting copper switch-off to ‘mandatory but conditional’ 2035, pressuring slow-mo incumbents

Deutsche Telekomwatch: giving it altitude

Telekom Deutschland clears 2025 fibre in-tray ahead of Christmas break

EMEA Infrawatch: data centre financing surge; investors hesitant on Euro telco infra

Deutsche Telekomwatch: SoftBank on M&A manoeuvres

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code

Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches

O2 automates software upgrades across 5G core

O2 makes latest AI move with refreshed Capgemini deal

Tata wins big as Virgin Media O2 outsources IT — report

Vodafone Germany

Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off

Vodafone takes ‘effort versus value’ approach to autonomous networks

Vodafone a “frontrunner” partner as Ericsson seeks new opportunities in “flattish” RAN market

Vodafonewatch: rewiring Europe’s digital landscape

Vodafonewatch: M&A ripples in Europe, debt reprieve in India

More from Germany

Under-pressure Telekom Deutschland sets fresh fibre uptake goal

Vodafonewatch: rewiring Europe’s digital landscape

German fibre players cautiously welcome BNetzA’s copper switch-off plans

Deutsche Telekom’s ‘T’ remains telco top dog

The EU’s DNA has landed, but receives lukewarm industry response

Telcos face multibillion-euro rip-and-replace project as Brussels moves to ban high-risk vendors

‘No other choice’: 1&1 to sue BNetzA over spectrum extension move

Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches

EU resetting copper switch-off to ‘mandatory but conditional’ 2035, pressuring slow-mo incumbents

Vodafonewatch: M&A ripples in Europe, debt reprieve in India