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Leroy not rocking boat with FY24 goals
New regional CEO Dominique Leroy marking predecessor Srini Gopalan’s homework, and gives it an ‘A’. Similar plan laid out for Europe in next cycle, to maintain modest forward movement in revenue and earnings through service quality and efficiency improvement. Centralisation and cloudification of systems key targets in segment’s “next ...
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T-Systems turnaround match goes to a replay
Patience again called for as T-Sys presents COVID-19-afflicted medium-term figures. Chief Al-Saleh wins postponement of positive cash flow target to FY23 as he seeks to realign T-Sys for new normal. More cost cuts coming in IT, infrastructure, and staff as T-Sys seeks to meet expanded savings target. DT wants ...
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DT looks forward to big payday from US “racehorse”
Praise and pragmatism for American powerhouse at Capital Markets Day. No clues on timing for securing NatCo majority, but Group not in a hurry. New twist in relationship as NatCo and Group collaborate on B2B services. “Trans-Atlantic synergies” boost TMUS enterprise plan. Sprint International assets left hanging amid B2B ...
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Slovak Telekom signs transponder deal with Intelsat
Slovakian operator and pay-TV subsidiary DIGI increasingly reliant on 1° West satellites. Move also supports launch of new TV channels in the Czech Republic. Longstanding relationship bolstered.
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DT B2B Europe gets SASE with Versa
Expands SD-WAN services with security cloud architecture.
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DT puts Access 4.0 through its paces in Stuttgart
“Fully functioning” Access 4.0 platform up and running in city central office. Nationwide rollout not expected until next year, once OSS/BSS processes are better understood and can be automated. And Höttges posts LinkedIn blog reminding his readership that Germany is All-IP and ready to reap the benefits.
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T-Mobile Czech Republic gives notice of 3G retirement
Switch-off planned for end-November, with NatCo lending helping hand to small minority of those in line to be affected. Operator follows in footsteps of domestic peers.
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T-Systems joins crypto party with Celo
T-Sys MMS to provide infrastructure and validation services for blockchain ecosystem provider Celo as DT ups its interest in the technology. Strategic investment fund TIP tapped for “significant” purchase of CELO crypto-assets.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: digital transformation taskforce assembled
Inmarsat takes Dutch government to court; positive publicity for procurement JV; DT signs up to EU’s multi-telco ‘green’ coalition.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: small-cells in Berlin
Smart city strategy in place in Wunsiedel; Berlin readies for small-cell deployments; DT flags sewer network partnership.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Croatian auction in pipeline
Croatian auction in the works; Greek OTE takes home satellite and BI contracts; Romania makes Huawei verdict.
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Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys trumpets ServiceNow success
T-Systems backs out of Toulouse; digital solutions partner Flexperto gets picked up by RGI Group.
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Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: 3G sunset backlash
MVNO decries 3G shutter plans; prospective merger partner makes cuts to workforce.
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FY20: Deutsche Telekom taxis for cash flow take-off
DT expects post-Sprint upwelling of cash flow to begin during current fiscal year, laying basis for next phase of investments. Europe now conquered, says Group CEO as he sets sights on American leadership too. Group’s top line passes €100m with further growth expected in FY21.
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Headline data: COVID covered
COVID-19 impacts figures but massively outweighed by Sprint deal and tempered in Europe by NatCo resilience. Group juggernaut rolls on as all key forecasts comfortably surpassed. Höttges goes NSFW to stress DT’s outsized strength versus atrophying European rivals.
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Spend: investment taps kept open, despite pressure
New TDE CEO Gopalan to search behind sofa for capex and opex savings for fibre push.
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Guidance: all levers set to growth mode
Earnings growth expected from both US- and Europe-side businesses. Sprint-boosted revenue base forecast for further expansion. TMUS to fuel revival from cash flow dip.
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DT’s Höttges shares the love with Cisco’s Robbins
Conversation between the two CEOs highlights DT’s use of Cisco 8000 series routers in Germany, as well as Höttges’ fondness for Spitfire cars and Cisco Webex.
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DT eyes new tower markets amid domestic hurdles
TowerCo downgrades site-rollout target in Germany. Jacobfeuerborn, Illek hint at domestic M&A, expansion abroad. Group prowl for investor partners through DIV fund set up in collaboration with Cellnex. Deutsche Telekom wraps up Austrian tower spinout, adding another building-block added to multi-layered platform Group is building in European tower space. ...
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Q4 FY20: New Telekom CEO wants to muscle-up on fibre
Gopalan gets top-level billing in Q4 session as leadership shows confidence in new CEO to up DT’s domestic game. Group resets fibre mega-project goals. Apparently more sustainable FTTH plan puts ultrafast as central plank of future go-to-market strategy. New entity GlasfaserPlus emerges within Gopalan toolset. First signs emerge of ...