All Deutsche Glasfaser articles
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: TowerCos face churn, altnets’ £800m losses, TalkTalk rapped
Latest from the digital infra scene in the Europe and beyond, including another £16m on the £800m UK altnet losses pile; £6bn datacentre boost; European TowerCo consolidation mooted, and plenty more…
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: refreshed T.Capital goes nuclear
Anticipated refresh of the Group’s tech ecosystem strategy sees org changes within T-Systems and Group Development.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: fierce MVNO competition in Vodafone’s largest markets
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as the latest UK merger concessions include MVNO compromise; O2 poaches Lyca from Vodafone Germany; fibre sharing deals signed in Germany while Vodacom South Africa works to push its only fibre JV through antitrust red tape…
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone Germany extends fibre offer after stitching together rival networks
German OpCo can now activate 9.5 million customers on partner networks, DT included, after ironing out technical issues.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: Gigaclear eyes more funding, SatCos look to partners, DT fuels infra beefs
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including potential funding gap at Gigaclear; Intelsat links with Vodafone; new leadership at Freedom Fibre; Ofcom calls in OTS reinforcements, and plenty more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesEyebrows raised as Deutsche Telekom joins association of fibre rivals
Deutsche Telekom has become a member of fibre access association BUGLAS, but not everyone is happy about it.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: land grabs, power-sharing, and an AI tidal wave
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: plans for InfraCos to both attack and defend against challenges in the market with new land acquisition and energy plays; data centre prep for building ‘AI tidal wave’; a busy time for vendors in the evolving German infrastructure market; people moves; and plenty more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesNokia bags new fibre kit deal from Deutsche Glasfaser
Finnish vendor claims to be swapping out two competitors in fibre network provider’s installed base.
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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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Public AffairsGermany’s fibre players question viability of Gigabit Strategy goals
Amidst the jostling at FTTH Conference in Berlin, altnets and incumbent Deutsche Glasfaser, GigaNetz and Telekom raise doubts that ‘fibre everywhere’ can be achieved by 2030, more upbeat on demand. Read more…
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Network & Infrastructure‘Stop the mud slinging’: DT’s Gopalan hammers German rivals’ fibre competition complaints
FTTH Conference 2024: Tensions spill over in Berlin on fibre leaders CEO panel, with competitors arguing over who and what is to blame for poor position in European league table on availability and penetration. Incumbent Srini Gopalan lambasts ‘rhetoric’, untruths, lying. Read much more…
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom Deutschland on track to pass ten million premises in 2024
German NatCo maintains flagship FTTP goal, although driving take‑up remains a challenge.
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PeopleVodafone exec Anna Dimitrova exits for German fibre altnet
Deutsche Glasfaser names Dimitrova CFO, adding to ExCo populated with Orange, TDC, and Vodafone alumni.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: I Squared emerges as frontrunner to acquire controlling stake in American Tower’s Indian unit
American Tower enters exclusive talks with I Squared to offload majority stake in Indian subsidiary. UK government commissions feasibility study into establishment of Future Telecommunications Institute.
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Network & InfrastructureMeridiam accelerates German fibre play, with Vodafone support
Equity firm emphasises long-term character of German fibre financing. Meridiam adopts agnostic approach to fibre partners in Europe.
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Network & InfrastructureGopalan and peers take stock as Germany’s Gigabitstrategie turns one
Telco CEOs find some common ground over network deployment concerns. Gopalan continues to bat away overbuilding complaints.
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Network & InfrastructureDT’s fibre progress marred by overbuild complaints, cabling jungle
Group FTTP network now passes almost six million premises. Rivals maintain criticism of overbuild tactics. Trenching techniques adding to Germany’s subterranean cabling jungle.
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PremiumDeutsche Glasfaser bags wholesale deal with NetCologne
NetCologne to offer services over Deutsche Glasfaser’s fibre network in certain areas of Germany.
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Telekom comes clean on low FTTP take-up
Group blames its own vectoring success for low utilisation of FTTP networks. Reveals German FTTP customer numbers for the first time.
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EventwatchFTTH Conference: Germany’s altnets highlight hurdles in fibre buildout
Altnets continue to complain about DT’s overbuilding tactics and multiple other local FTTP blockers.