All Timotheus Höttges articles – Page 4
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Public AffairsEU trains regulatory spotlight on e& over CEE expansion plans
European Commission opens probe into UAE‑based operator’s planned PPF transaction amid “alleged subsidies” concerns.
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Network & InfrastructureHrvatski Telekom assessing carve-out of wireless infra
Croatian operator becomes second Deutsche Telekom business in recent weeks to flag interest in a tower spin-off, after Greece’s OTE.
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Products & ServicesDT seeks to break Germany’s fintech barriers with Greek payment app
German telco is piloting payzy, the digital wallet offering developed by its Greek NatCo OTE, in a rare sign of interest in the financial services world.
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Financial & PerformanceDeutsche Telekom Q1 FY24 In-depth: rare sight as Europe takes up the US slack
DT ship remains on course despite some sputtering of its main US engine.
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Financial & PerformanceDeutsche Telekom Q1 FY24 Highlights: low-key Europe division gets a rare ‘star’ turn
Q1 FY24: No nasty surprises, but some emerging challenges, as DT nears the end of its current strategic phase.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: Project Gigabit acceleration, African expansion, and 5G streetlights
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: drone‑enabled 5G and IoT hidden in streetlamps; ongoing network and service building in Africa; Openreach eyeing under‑delivering Project Gigabit contracts; and plenty more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: nip and tuck all part of the plan, as CEO evinces optimism
In-depth analysis of FY23−24 results as Margherita Della Valle attempts to paint rosy picture of shrinking Group. Storm still to come in Germany, but Spanish exit secured, and confidence around UK merger prospects. Significant developments across (re-shaped) footprint include: changing leadership; strategic partnerships; and an M-PESA spin-off update…
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Strategy & ChangeDT looks to Lumos for enlightenment on US fibre strategy
Following tie-up with EQT to make first US fibre buy, the Group’s CEO says further transactions could lie ahead, but that that possible ‘phase two’ M&A targets have been scoped out.
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Network & InfrastructureDT bosses not wild about BNetzA’s rights extension conditions
BNetzA proposals, outlined last week, would let Germany’s three major mobile players avoid a lot of the cost of re-acquiring licences due to expire next year.
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Financial & PerformanceDT’s Höttges unworried by uptick in German mobile competition; lets rivals ‘do their shit’
Deutsche Telekom CEO sees increasingly intense battle for customers, sparked by strategy shift at Telefónica Deutschland, taking place outside of German NatCo’s higher-value ‘sweet spot’, and therefore not a cause for concern.
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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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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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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 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…