All OTE/Cosmote articles – Page 5
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE pitches Romanian Business
T-Mobile Poland signs 15-year PPA with GreenVolt; OTE reportedly seeking to offload Telekom Romania Mobile Communications.
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Strategy & Change
DT’s Greek epic: 50% OTE ownership marker in sight
DT’s stake in Greek incumbent continues to inch upwards. Albeit recently a passive development, driven by OTE corporate treasury activity, the development chimes with numerous recent signals by Group management of its commitment to Greece and willingness to raise investment. DT’s third largest market.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Recycling on the agenda
Recycling and green initiatives in Croatia and Poland.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Cosmote signs with BBC
EC intervenes on Czech MVNO regulation; Cosmote signs content agreement with BBC Studios.
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DT Q4 FY21: Europe spend still on pause despite more decent data
New regional CEO Dominique Leroy kicks off leadership with a full FY of earnings growth. Nonetheless, DT remains unwillingly to up investment in region. Executives give downbeat assessment of regulatory and macro climate. Greece’s OTE and Austria’s Magenta Telekom among top performers.
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M&A
Orange demands part-refund on 2021 Romania buy
Orange seeking a €24m retrospective discount on purchase of OTE’s majority stake in Telekom Romania, completed last year. OTE says it is examining the claim.
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Network & Infrastructure
Höttges gives OTE personal vote of confidence
Hails “growth prospects” of Greek operator on FTTP field visit to Athens. Says Greece is “very significant” to Deutsche Telekom.
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Public Affairs
OTE handed €9m fine for data protection failings
Greek operator deemed to have infringed on GDPR law in 2020 data leak. Fines handed to Cosmote mobile operator and OTE Group parent.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Magyar discontinues T-Home DTH
HT goes sub-Optima; Magyar Telekom discontinues DTH; game over for TMPL on Play roaming.
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Strategy & Change
DT’s Leroy backs Greek digitalisation plans
Head of Europe Dominique Leroy joins the campaign trail to promote Greek investment via OTE minority subsidiary. €3bn full-fibre investment plan in action to support national digital transformation. Bureaucracy remains a sticking point.
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Strategy & Change
DT wants another turn on Greek “rollercoaster”
CFO of Greek NatCo OTE’s parent division reminisces on challenges DT has faced in the country since ill-timed 2008 entrance. German operator remains “committed” to the country and optimistic regarding digitalisation opportunities. Call made for action on tax, regulation, and bureaucracy to improve return-on-capital, however.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: TMPL ramps up enterprise activity
Ciena, Cisco, and Versa gain work in Poland as TMPL ramps up in enterprise market; OTE teases on new hybrid broadband system.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: NatCos flaunt partnership pipeline
NatCos flaunt their digital project and partnership pipeline across business collaboration, health, and smart-cities.
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DT people moves: Greece and Romania settle management
OTE Group’s new-look Board of Directors confirmed, with three fresh faces in Rodrigo Diehl, Catherine de Dorlodot, and Grigoris Zarifopoulos. Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, the newly separated business following the fixed-line sale, confirmed its commercial and HR heads. BuyIn devices chief moves to Orange TowerCo TOTEM. T-Mobile US gets ...
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Cosmote’s FTTP update
Cosmote provides FTTP rollout update and flags new 5G R&D programme; Macedonian NatCo implementing smart city services in Skopje.
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Deutsche Telekom finally exits Romania’s fixed-line market
After nearly a year-long wait, OTE signs off on deal to sell majority TRC stake to Orange. Deutsche Telekom’s interests in Romania now limited to mobile. As eyes turn to next moves in Group’s reshaping in Europe, OTE continues to indicate commitment to leftover Romanian mobile interest. Höttges says ...
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DT people moves: CEOs and CTIOs named in central and eastern Europe
A host of changes at DT’s European NatCos include two new CEOs and two new CTIOs, and a reworked Commercial division. Finance lead swaps at T-Systems Alpine. Group venturing unit DTCP targets portfolio partnerships growth.
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M&A
OTE takes full ownership of Romanian mobile business
OTE’s near-100% absorption of mobile business a regulatory prerequisite for sale of its fixed sibling to Orange. Telekom Romania’s 30% holding given €59m price tag. Previously the subject of sale speculation, TRMC now fully focused on organic growth, with new Bucharest headquarters portrayed as “fresh start”.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Magenta ties with rivals for billing
Magenta teams up with rivals A1 & Three; Cosmote NB-IoT reaches 98% coverage; Hungarian regulator investigates SMS termination market.
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United Group agrees to buy Wind Hellas
Wind Hellas to be combined with broadband and pay-TV provider Nova. Deal creates emboldened converged rival for Vodafone Greece. A new owner for Vodafone’s mobile and fibre network-sharing partner. United Group’s telecoms buying spree continues across Southeast Europe.