Germany Telecoms News

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

2024-12-20T21:16:00+00:00

Group secures agreements to upgrade mobile and IT in Germany, Peru, and Spain. In Brazil, Vivo finalises long-sought-after deal to ease financial and regulatory obligations associated with fixed-line telephony…

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People

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition

2024-12-19T19:04:00+00:00

Recent strategic and senior leadership changes at Telefónica include Group CTIO Enrique Blanco and strategy lead Mark Evans preparing to step down from Executive Committee in early-2025; and Spain fibre JV Bluevía appointing new CEO…

Weekly Briefings

The Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: Constellations and consternation

2024-12-19T11:51:00+00:00

New-style satcomms ventures take a step forward on both sides of the Atlantic, with IRIS² contracts now signed and T-Mobile Starlink service opening for business.

Telekom Deutschland

Products & Services

DT refines its 5G sports video pitch

2024-12-13T13:48:00+00:00

Operator ties with German football association to market 5G action streaming tech from partner Sporttotal.

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Weekly Briefings

Telefónicawatch Weekly: fresh infra deals unwrapped; new execs take the reins

2024-12-20T21:16:00+00:00

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Vodafone Germany

Network & Infrastructure

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

2024-12-18T12:50:00+00:00

Tele Columbus data centre operator PŸUR Business wins O2 custom as Telefonica OB seeks to establish a unified colocation area in Leipzig.

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Weekly Briefings

Telefónicawatch Weekly: AI cauldron keeps bubbling; Peru remains troubling

2024-12-06T15:54:00+00:00

Group to conjure up fresh AI use-cases in Madrid alongside the government, with hopes of finding new implementations in public sector. Things are less rosy in Peru, where the operator is set to call off its new FibreCo joint venture with Entel and KKR. Read more…

Strategy & Change

Vodafone to close German IoT biz grandcentrix — report

2024-12-06T14:06:00+00:00

German OpCo reportedly giving up on the IoT business it acquired five years ago, in apparent cost-cutting effort.

People

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Tech reshuffles management to aid expansion

2024-12-04T14:34:00+00:00

20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Telefónica, including digital B2B services unit naming new BizApps and cybersecurity leaders; Mallik Rao adding enterprise to tech mission; and new Chilean B2B director landing a spot at Spain’s chamber of commerce in Chile…

Weekly Briefings

The Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: no macro alarms, yet

2024-12-02T16:43:00+00:00

Reporting Q3 numbers, DT execs delight in strong performance of Europe-side businesses and calm concerns over any bumps from political and economic developments in Germany and the USA.

Weekly Briefings

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spanish incumbents remain under siege; VM O2 executes on digital strategy

2024-11-29T19:48:00+00:00

Q3 financials acknowledge tough domestic competition, notably rising menace Digi. Across the water, Virgin Media O2 doubles up on digital with a range of fresh services (and a new network)…

Weekly Briefings

Vodafonewatch Weekly: Vantage Towers taps old assets for new opportunity

2024-11-28T17:18:00+00:00

Latest from Vodafone as Vantage Towers looks to monetise in new ways; the Group begins to walk the GenAI walk; APIs go intercontinental; and hopes rise as Vi prepares for good news from government…

Network & Infrastructure

Nokia confirms primary role in DT’s German open RAN buildout

2024-11-27T16:35:00+00:00

Finnish vendor and Fujitsu picked for next phase of DT’s open RAN plan, covering about 3,000 sites in home market.

Financial & Performance

Highlights: Over-powered DT presents headache for Europe’s telco club

2024-11-27T12:10:00+00:00

Q3 FY24: Quarter sees Group put on another display of financial strength, fed by growth in USA and Europe — prompting some City analysts to question whether it should go easier on competitively challenged rivals in its home market.

Financial & Performance

In-depth: DT’s show of strength creates analyst anxiety

2024-11-27T12:09:00+00:00

Q3 FY24: DT continues to leave European rivals behind with strong growth throughout P&L and across geographies, creating apparent signs of concern among sector stakeholders.

Financial & Performance

Guidance: DT doubles up on EU-US earnings

2024-11-27T12:09:00+00:00

Q3 FY24: Jointly-driven earnings guidance uplift gives DT a welcome chance to underline how its business is not just about T-Mobile US.

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Germany

Latest from Germany

Telefónicawatch Weekly: fresh infra deals unwrapped; new execs take the reins

Latest Headlines from Germany

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Telefónicawatch Weekly: rivals crash Group’s regulatory party; networks to get autonomous upgrade

DT refines its 5G sports video pitch

Vodafonewatch Weekly: Vi secures fresh funding, names another network partner

Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: T-Mobile quells urge to converge

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition

The Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: Constellations and consternation

Telekom Deutschland

DT refines its 5G sports video pitch

Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: T-Mobile quells urge to converge

The Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: no macro alarms, yet

Nokia confirms primary role in DT’s German open RAN buildout

DT questions Vodafone’s cable TV defence tactics

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany)

Telefónicawatch Weekly: fresh infra deals unwrapped; new execs take the reins

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Telefónicawatch Weekly: rivals crash Group’s regulatory party; networks to get autonomous upgrade

Telefónicawatch Weekly: AI cauldron keeps bubbling; Peru remains troubling

Vodafone Germany

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Vodafonewatch Weekly: Vi secures fresh funding, names another network partner

Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: T-Mobile quells urge to converge

Vodafone to close German IoT biz grandcentrix — report

Vodafonewatch Weekly: Vantage Towers taps old assets for new opportunity

More from Germany

Telefónicawatch Weekly: AI cauldron keeps bubbling; Peru remains troubling

Vodafone to close German IoT biz grandcentrix — report

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Tech reshuffles management to aid expansion

The Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: no macro alarms, yet

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spanish incumbents remain under siege; VM O2 executes on digital strategy

Vodafonewatch Weekly: Vantage Towers taps old assets for new opportunity

Nokia confirms primary role in DT’s German open RAN buildout

Highlights: Over-powered DT presents headache for Europe’s telco club

In-depth: DT’s show of strength creates analyst anxiety

Guidance: DT doubles up on EU-US earnings