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Germany Telecoms News
Financial & Performance
Big Four providing a solid foundation
‘Show me the money’ the key message in Spain. Positivity in Germany and UK. Brazil trading up. LatAm carve-out progressing.
Network & InfrastructureO2’s Haas calls for end to spectrum auctions
Still reeling from last year’s blow‑out 5G auction, O2 is lobbying for a re‑think on how spectrum rights are managed, and charged for, by the German government.
- Strategy & Change
Drillisch ‘not giving up’ on network plans
Prospective new MNO in tight spot over 5G ambitions.
- People
Telefónica Europe people movements, May 2020
Changes across O2 UK and MVNOs giffgaff and Tesco Mobile. O2 Germany brought in VW’s Langendorf as Head of Communications.
- Analysis
Telefónicawatch roundup - May 2020
Developments from across Telefónica Group entities. TBS taps ST Engineering iDirect for further hub; former contect centre subsidiary Atento flags waning ties to Group; Group becomes inaugural member of GSMA’s 5G IoT for Manufacturing Forum.
- Products & Services
O2 switches out banking partner
Fidor relationship, formed in 2016, does not appear to have set world alight.
- Enterprise (B2B)
Deutsche Telekom and SAP charged with scaling German COVID tracker
T‑Systems said to be providing server architecture for ramping up of a national contact tracing programme intended to help contain the spread of COVID‑19. DT’s involvement comes as federal government bows to pressure to adopt a decentralised approach to tracing after resistance to centralisation from Apple and Google.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Germany plans for 3G sunset
CTO Gerhard Mack announces 3G retirement date of 30 June 2021, putting a deadline on spectrum re‑farming and prepping the OpCo for accelerated 5G rollout. OpCo follows in footsteps of VodafoneZiggo, which made the same move earlier this year.
- Strategy & Change
Tele Columbus bats off TDE housing association rivalry
Rival suggests NatCo’s long-expressed ambition to attack bulk broadband market is still some way away from having an impact.
- Public Affairs
Rivals still sore over in building broadband
Compromise yet to be found in fibre/vectoring clash.
- Network & Infrastructure
Telekom unveils ambitious 5G coverage target
NatCo aims to cover more than half the German population by end‑2020. Counts on antenna upgrades and dynamic spectrum sharing to achieve goal. Huawei question still hangs in air.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom joins EMIL identity project
T-Labs looks to add a blockchain flavour to collaborations on digital identity.
- Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom finds on-campus chemistry with BASF
Chemicals group concocting a 5G-based upgrade to network at major plant, with DT involved in pilots. Exec talks up need for low-latency IIoT applications; on-message with DT digitisation push.
- Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom calls Camunda to orchestrate RPA and APIs
Camunda CEO: “RPA is a painkiller not a cure”. DT Service leans on business process management specialist to manage bots across multiple RPA platforms. Exec regrets not putting in place a process orchestration layer at start of RPA journey. Strategic goal is to shift from front-end RPA to APIs ...
- Network & Infrastructure
Full-fibre report card shows some UK progress
Latest IDATE figures show UK as one of Europe’s fastest-growing FTTH/B markets by coverage. But only Austria and Serbia fare worse in terms of subscriber penetration.
- Public Affairs
O2 Germany risk BNetzA fines for 4G coverage
BNetzA threatened O2 Germany with financial penalties if it does not quickly address 4G coverage shortfalls.
- People
Telefónica Europe people movements, April 2020
O2 Germany poaches VodafoneZiggo’s Network Director.
- Strategy & Change
Telefónica maintains its links as markets adapt
SME suppliers in Spain thrown an early lifeline as Group takes steps to keep supply chain moving. O2 Germany reopening stores and account switching restrictions are eased in Spain. O2 UK focuses on supporting health services, but engineers at risk as 5G conspiracy suspicions lead to vandalism and assaults. ...
- Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone Business co-pilots private 5G for Lufthansa
Apparent pragmatic row-back on opposition to private spectrum allocation.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom sign NB-IoT roaming agreement
Vodafone signed a Narrowband Internet of Things (NB‑IoT) roaming agreement with European arch‑rival DT.
