Germany Telecoms News

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

2025-07-11T15:16:00+01:00

Data centre player cuts the ribbon on 40MW Frankfurt facility, which it claims marks a “significant step” in its ongoing European expansion plans. The launch brings Yondr’s total deployed IT capacity over the past year to 100MW. Read more…

Latest Headlines from Germany

Strategy & Change

DT holds firm on diversity as T-Mobile US ditches DEI to secure M&A deals

2025-07-11T14:20:00+01:00

Deutsche Telekom says its approach is unaffected as T-Mobile adapts to policy changes and scraps diversity, equity, and inclusion to win approval for two pending acquisitions.

M&A

Telefónica to take control of FiBrasil JV in €132m deal

2025-07-11T10:11:00+01:00

Telefónica’s Brazilian business has agreed a deal to buy out its fibre joint venture partner in a further sign that the Spanish group is now keen to up consolidation and control over past infrastructure side-ventures.

Telekom Deutschland

Strategy & Change

Deutsche Telekom targets German brands with T-Advertising venture

2025-06-18T09:42:00+01:00

Group sets up new business in Hamburg with mandate to fashion adtech into fresh strategic growth area beyond core telco and IT.

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Weekly Briefings

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra’s M&A mantra

2025-07-09T08:29:00+01:00

Reports indicate the Spanish group could cash in on a significant chunk of its Vivo stake to bolster the financial platform for its upcoming new strategy. Investment and M&A speculation also continues to swirl around UK asset Virgin Media O2 and a big-bang return to the European data centre scene. Read more…

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Vodafone Germany

Weekly Briefings

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: four years in, Ethiopian experiment continues its charge

2025-07-04T13:03:00+01:00

Latest from Vodafone as Safaricom Ethiopia turns four and passes ten million customers; VodafoneThree confirms spectrum handover to rival; European satcomms JV picks Luxembourg for HQ; group prepares for new neighbours at Newbury home…

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Weekly Briefings

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: Group’s Giga grab

2025-07-03T11:57:00+01:00

Big-ticket service and infra developments from around the DT international footprint, including a bid for leadership on Germany’s planned AI Gigafactory, an organisational rejig on enterprise cloud, and a launch date for the long-anticipated T-Satellite offering in the USA. Read more…

Suppliers & SCM

Vendor rebellion: why major operators are ditching Oracle and VMware support contracts

2025-07-03T11:00:00+01:00

BT and Telefónica are the first of numerous telcos to go on the record challenging software vendor dominance by shifting legacy IT support to third-party specialists. This analysis explores how Spinnaker Support is helping them slash costs, extend end-of-life IT, and reallocate resources…

Enterprise (B2B)

Deutsche Telekom’s T Cloud sharpens sovereignty focus

2025-07-01T13:31:00+01:00

T Cloud is the new brand wrapper for Deutsche Telekom’s cloud activities and will be jointly marketed by T-Systems and Telekom Deutschland in Europe with more emphasis on digital sovereignty.

People

Magyar Telekom selects CEO of wireless infra carve-out

2025-06-27T12:57:00+01:00

Hungarian operator names wholesale expert Sándor Markovics CEO of planned tower spin-off after shareholders voted for the creation of the new unit at a recent EGM.

Network & Infrastructure

Airbus looks to MNOs, SatCos for added mission critical comms resilience

2025-06-23T14:20:00+01:00

CCW 2025: after Airbus and Vodafone collaborate on mission critical comms in Europe, Airbus programme lead Thibaut Faivre talks future MNO partnerships in MEA, expanding the defence giant’s public safety footprint, and the role of SatCos in secure communications.

Financial & Performance

Telefónica Q1 in-depth: dragged by two-speed core four, Hispam woe

2025-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

Spain and Brazil lead the way as Telefónica secures another quarter of organic growth in revenue and earnings…

Strategy & Change

Deutsche Telekom targets German brands with T-Advertising venture

2025-06-18T09:42:00+01:00

Group sets up new business in Hamburg with mandate to fashion adtech into fresh strategic growth area beyond core telco and IT.

People

Vodafone Peoplewatch: El Sayed takes global IT post; VodafoneThree changes emerge

2025-06-18T08:00:00+01:00

30+ senior and strategic movers across Vodafone, including Ahmed Elsayed’s new Africa- and Europe-wide technology role; top leadership appointments at the combined VodafoneThree; newcomers from rivals in Germany; former CEOs Aldo Biso and Hannes Ametsreiters make moves…

Operations

Telefónica shares network autonomy progress; calls on peers to reciprocate

2025-06-17T10:57:00+01:00

Telefónica’s drive towards autonomous networks is reshaping the group, with Level 4 autonomy already achieved in key domains. This special report includes AI-driven innovation, the centrality of people, measurable KPIs, and a clarion call for industry-wide transparency…

Weekly Briefings

Vodafonewatch Weekly: CEO Della Valle’s slow-cooker recipe

2025-06-10T15:37:00+01:00

Latest from Vodafone and its global interests, including a deep dive into the group’s FY24–25 results. CEO Margherita Della Valle continues to talk a big game, but questions remain about the overall strategy; VodafoneThree emerges as new scaled UK mobile giant; Safaricom tees up in-market M&A; Vodacom rejigs executive structure; Vodafone Germany hits new lows…

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Germany

Latest from Germany

Yondr opens doors to new German data centre, eyes European expansion

Latest Headlines from Germany

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra’s M&A mantra

Telefónica to take more ‘calculated risks’ in new strategy, says Murtra

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: four years in, Ethiopian experiment continues its charge

Deutsche Funkturm gears up for tower expansion with restructure, new HQ

DNS:NET, Eurofiber forge German open access fibre pact

DT holds firm on diversity as T-Mobile US ditches DEI to secure M&A deals

Telefónica to take control of FiBrasil JV in €132m deal

Telekom Deutschland

Deutsche Telekom targets German brands with T-Advertising venture

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: standing firm amid macro aggro

DT Q1 FY25 Headlines: solidity amid volatility

DT Q1 FY25 Spend: more AIs in pipeline as DT ramps digital diet

DT Q1 FY25 Guidance: €20bn barrier to break

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra’s M&A mantra

Telefónica to take more ‘calculated risks’ in new strategy, says Murtra

Vendor rebellion: why major operators are ditching Oracle and VMware support contracts

Telefónica Q1 in-depth: dragged by two-speed core four, Hispam woe

EWE Tel sues German regulator over spectrum extension ‘obligation’

Vodafone Germany

Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: four years in, Ethiopian experiment continues its charge

Vodafone Peoplewatch: El Sayed takes global IT post; VodafoneThree changes emerge

Vodafonewatch Weekly: CEO Della Valle’s slow-cooker recipe

Vodafone FY24–25: Della Valle’s to-do list isn’t shrinking

Vodafone FY24–25 guidance: group ‘insulated’ against macro aggro

More from Germany

Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: Group’s Giga grab

Vendor rebellion: why major operators are ditching Oracle and VMware support contracts

Deutsche Telekom’s T Cloud sharpens sovereignty focus

Magyar Telekom selects CEO of wireless infra carve-out

Airbus looks to MNOs, SatCos for added mission critical comms resilience

Telefónica Q1 in-depth: dragged by two-speed core four, Hispam woe

Deutsche Telekom targets German brands with T-Advertising venture

Vodafone Peoplewatch: El Sayed takes global IT post; VodafoneThree changes emerge

Telefónica shares network autonomy progress; calls on peers to reciprocate

Vodafonewatch Weekly: CEO Della Valle’s slow-cooker recipe