A roundup of turn-of-year news from Deutsche Telekom, with another tale of DT’s Atlantic divide when it comes to willingness to spend. As cash-rich T-Mobile US continues an acquisition spree, to bolster its growth platform, new data puts the spotlight back onto the Group’s slow shift towards next-gen wireline infra in Germany and other European markets. Read more…
UK government unveils aspirational plan for growing the AI sector, with a partner sought for a new data centre in its first AI Growth Zone, but questions remain about the power capacity to underpin the impending data and AI explosion…
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.
Operator ties with German football association to market 5G action streaming tech from partner Sporttotal.
Latest from DT, including: Group remains challenged by task of finding fixed-line investment balance in ‘T-Mobile’ markets where it is expanding beyond wireless.
As rivals ramp up broadband investments, CEO Mike Sievert says operator remains “on the hunt” for capacity-enabling tech that could enable it to widen reach of its 5G Home Internet and Small Business Internet fixed wireless services.
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.
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.
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.
Europe’s only world-scale telco puts AI-led cost reduction and efficiency at heart of refreshed medium-term strategy, with CEO Tim Höttges set to oversee wide-scale deployment of the tech personally.
Group’s Head of Technology & Innovation emphasises continuation of key Group strategies such as product scaling, automation, and AI.
Group lays out operational and commercial ambitions based on expansion of network of cloudified network core hubs across Europe.
Key stories include: Ad venture Utiq to tick US box | DT builds beyond ORAN Town | Hungary: new tech phase started | Poland: 10m FTTH homes hit | Sievert sticks to wireline Plan A
Key stories include: TDE gap with peers prompts ‘stability’ query | Telco Cloud extension targets hyphers | BuyIn buys into AI with custom apps | Cablecos dig in to limit tenant law loss | Greece puts skids on FTTH build
Key stories include: CMD 2024: Group aims high on AI | DT still keen on EU-wide tower tie-up | Tech division asked for €1bn value-add | API boss chases wider telco buy-in | Brakes applied on German fibre build