DT ended March with 40.6 million mobile customers in Germany
Deutsche Telekom posted a net profit of 3.1 billion euros ($3.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2016, up from 787 million euros in the same period last year. DT said the increase was mainly driven...
The French telco acquired a controlling stake in Groupama Banque
French telecom group Orange announced an agreement to acquire a 65% stake in compatriot financial institution Groupama Banque and launch a mobile-only banking service.
Under the terms of the agreement, the new legal entity should become...
QIVICON smart home platform reaches more than 40 partners
German company Gigaset Elements has jointed Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON smart home platform, which will add new protocols in the coming months.
The QIVICON platform has an open architecture and is designed to integrate with multiple connected devices...
Looking to rebrand its marketing message and drive new subscriber business for T-Mobile Netherlands, parent company Deutsche Telekom could emulate the success of subsidiary T-Mobile US' "Un-carrier" branding, according to Bloomberg.
Industry watchers attribute the success of T-Mobile US to its aggressive "Un-carrier" marketing campaign...
QIVICON smart home platform reaches more than 40 partners
German company Gigaset Elements has jointed Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON smart home platform, which will add new protocols in the coming months.
The QIVICON platform has an open architecture and is designed to integrate with multiple connected devices...
Smart home efforts target European telcos and verticals
Dutch telecom operator KPN signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom to offer smart home services in the Netherlands. The service, called KPN Smartlife, was introduced last year via customer trials and is now available to its customer...
Open Telekom Cloud uses Huawei ICT solutions
Deutsche Telekom this week launched a public enterprise cloud service, dubbed Open Telekom Cloud, using technology developed by Huawei and geared toward enabling digital transformation for businesses. The two companies made the announcement during the CeBIT business IT...
DT may consider selling certain mobile towers
Germany's Deutsche Telekom is currently evaluating options for some of its European assets, including mobile towers, according to a press report.
Unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg said Deutsche Telekom has hired advisors to help it consider its options, some of...
AT&T AVP says openness is a ‘matter of survival’
SAN JOSE, California – After developing its niche in the hyperscale community, the Open Compute Project is now being embraced by telecom service providers looking to bring new services to market quickly and at scale.
The Open...
1. Sprint parent company SoftBank says it will divide into two companies, one focused on domestic operations and one international. The company's majority interest in Sprint and its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will be separated from SoftBank's wireless service provider business, as...
A new report claims DT will not look to sell its stake in T-Mobile during the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction
With one month to go before the Federal Communications Commission is set to begin its highly anticipated 600 MHz spectrum auction proceedings, T-Mobile US...
DT reports international operations represented more than 64% of overall revenues
German telco Deutsche Telekom posted 17.85 billion euro ($19.68 billion) in fourth quarter revenues last year, climbing 5% compared to the same quarter in 2014. International operations, which include its T-Mobile US holdings, accounted...
NGENA aims to launch services in early 2017; comprises Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio, SK Telecom and more
BARCELONA, Spain – CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio Infocomm and SK Telecom announced their Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance during this week's Mobile World Congress event.
The alliance plans...
Emphasis on openness, collaboration to help telcos achieve massive scale
BARCELONA, Spain – As Facebook has grown to support a staggering 1.58 billion users, the company has devised purpose-built network infrastructure designed to allow global access to a massive data repository. Now Facebook is looking...
Huawei also launched IoT, video and safe cities solutions
Chinese ICT provider Huawei announced five "big initiatives" for the telecom industry designed to accelerate digital transformation.
The five initiatives include what it's terming big video, big IT, big operation, big architecture and big pipe, described...
As LTE mobile networks continue to evolve, new technologies designed to bolster throughput by tapping into unlicensed spectrum bands are steadily approaching commercialization. Licensed assisted access, which aggregates LTE in both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, is one such technology set for standardization as part...
New security business unit set for 2017 launch
German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom is planning to create a new business unit dubbed “Telekom Security” focused on security solutions.
The operator said Telekom Security products will be marketed under the "Magenta Security" brand beginning in mid-2016. The...
Deutsche Telecom and Orange received shares, £3.46 billion in cash
BT confirmed the completion of its £12.5 billion ($17.8 billion) acquisition of U.K. mobile operator EE, which was previously controlled by Deutsche Telekom and Orange.
In return for their stakes in EE, Deutsche Telekom and Orange...
Bay-Area startup Kumu Networks, which specializes in increasing spectral efficiency with full duplex chip-based technology, raised $25 million in an investment round including Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications and Deutsche Telekom among others.
Kumu says it has developed technology that cancels self-interference, the excess energy that leaks into a...
BT aims to complete the deal in the coming weeks
The United Kingdom's Competition and Consumer Authority cleared the way for BT to acquire mobile operator EE, the regulator said in a statement. The decision follows CMA’s provisional decision to clear the acquisition in October...
Telco aims to close deal in June; bids from Cellnex, F2i, others
Telecom Italia received three non-binding offers for the company’s 45% stake in telecoms tower unit Inwit, Italian newspaper La Stampa reported.
According to the report, Telecom Italia expects to complete a transaction by...
Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities
Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the development of "5G" technologies.
Based on the MoU, which was inked in Hong Kong earlier this month,...
Wi-Fi network provider IPass, continuing on its growth arc, this week expanded its relationship with Deutsche Telekom to allow Deutsche's enterprise customers to access the IPass network of more than 20 million Wi-Fi hot spots around the world.
Deutsche Telekom VP of business Hans Panse...
The Deutsche Telekom field trial was deployed over base stations in Bonn
Deutsche Telekom said it recently deployed the world’s first field implementation of narrow band "Internet of Things." The trial was carried out with the cooperation of Chinese vendor Huawei.
The trial was developed...
