All Telekom Deutschland (TDE) articles – Page 13
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Driss flags German automation progress
Telekom Deutschland ‘close to retiring’ legacy IMS network following NIMS migration. Automation more about driving ‘hyperscaler-like’ experiences in order to meet customer requirements and increase revenue.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom gains clean sweep in 5G network rankings
Opensignal analysis recognises Telekom with clutch of awards, besting O2 and Vodafone across most metrics.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: ‘heavyweight’ digitiser leaves Telekom
Chief Digital Officer Nils Stamm leaves home market NatCo.
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Deutsche Telekom’s new JV secures fibre funding
GlasfaserPlus wraps up a €2bn+ lending facility to help get its Gigabit roll out programme up and running.
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DT ‘open’ to more fibre friendships
Germany Chief Executive Srini Gopalan sees room for “one or two” FTTP joint ventures in the operator’s next-gen rollout master plan.
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Deutsche Telekom strikes wage deal with union
Agreement on wage increases reached after third round of talks.
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Telekom’s broadband partnering guru exits
Dido Blankenburg, who has piloted Telekom Deutschland’s fibre agreements for the past four years, says his work is done. Broadband Cooperation unit to be dissolved. Telekom CEO Gopalan calls Blankenburg a “valuable sparring partner” on recently refreshed strategy.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: T-Mobile names Digital lead for enterprise
Shaikh takes Digital reins at T-Mobile for Business to drive US enterprise and public sector growth ambitions. T-Systems Netherlands reshuffles leadership pack with new Country Board. German fibre JV GlasfaserPlus completes management line-up.
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TDE, Atos Unify set for cloud UCC launch
Unify X powered by Telekom offers cloud and hybrid deployment scenarios. Based on Unify Office by RingCentral.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: adam&eve to work alongside DDB
Telekom Deutschland channels adam&eve to up creativity; MagentaTV boosts RTL+.
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Dedicated MagentaTV ad sales team established
TDE partners Sport.Media.Net for new advertising function. Sights set on leveraging MagentaTV growth to sell sponsorships.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Staex secures €1.65m in funding
Decentralised IoT spinout Staex resurfaces; DT to debut design-orientated smart home device collection in Milan.
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Net neutrality: Telekom StreamOn, Vodafone Pass ordered to close
Regulator says zero-rating add-ons breach net neutrality. German operators told to terminate services by next year. Order follows European Court of Justice ruling that the services are “incompatible” with EU law.
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Operations
Telekom Deutschland CEO urges regional decision making
First meeting of five ‘Regio Circles’ takes place in Berlin. Gopalan keen to empower local customer-facing units to improve end-user experiences. Fibre and 5G services a priority.
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Strategy & Change
Telekom Deutschland to change tariffs in fight against ‘cheap is cool’ mentality
TDE Sales & Service lead Ferri Abolhassan says tariffs will be restructured later this year. Customer satisfaction a priority, with service identified as a key differentiator.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone fibre JV rumours resurface in Germany
UK-headquartered Group reportedly talking to investors. Maximum investment said to be capped at €10bn. Off-balance sheet option wheeled out again.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: Appel takes chairmanship
New Chairman Appel confirmed despite shareholder criticisms. Europe’s Leroy completes management team with B2B Growth appointment. Magenta TV boss Schuld leaves the Group, with interim replacement in line. Makedonski Telekom’s CTIO Jovanović exits.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: grey spots gone?
Coverage boost claimed; TDE expands fibre footprint with regional deals.
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DT taps Netcracker for B2B automation
Netcracker recruited to automate DT’s B2B services. Hosted on AWS, Netcracker Service Orchestration will support operator’s services across LAN, WAN, and Wi-Fi. TDE targeting new revenue streams in “multiple” B2B segments.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: testbeds built at hubraum in Berlin
IoT partnerships signed with Murata and Nowi, with Omniflow smart city tie-up demoed at MWC.