Bechtle strikes cloud partnerships with Deutsche Telekom, Arvato
GERMANY 19 DEC

Bechtle strikes cloud partnerships with Deutsche Telekom, Arvato

German IT services provider Bechtle signed two new partnership agreements with Deutsche Telekom and Arvato Systems to further expand its multi-cloud portfolio. Under the agreement, Bechtle will provide to customers Telekom's public cloud platform Open Telekom Cloud. Bechtle has also added the Arvato Systems Private Cloud to its offering, designed for organisations with strict data protection and compliance requirements.

Telefonica Germany adds RedCap to 5G Plus Pack, forms AI partnership with Capgemini
GERMANY 19 DEC

Telefonica Germany adds RedCap to 5G Plus Pack, forms AI partnership with Capgemini

Telefonica Germany is offering RedCap in combination with its 5G Plus Pack until December next year. Customers can add RedCap free of charge to existing mobile contracts and benefit for an unlimited amount of time if they book the option between 17 December 2025 and 15 December 2026. Users can activate the 5G Plus Pack including RedCap for all 5G Plus-enabled O2 mobile plans on the Mein O2 app, on the Mein O2 customer portal under "Bookable Data Options", by calling the service hotline or in O2 shops.

DAZN secures rights to broadcast Euro, World Cup matches in DACH region
GERMANY 19 DEC

DAZN secures rights to broadcast Euro, World Cup matches in DACH region

DAZN said it has secured the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Nations League, including the Nations League Finals, and qualifier matches for the Euro 2028 men's football competition in the UK and Ireland, as well as the men's World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, and selected international friendly matches. The sports streaming service will broadcast the matches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. DAZN is extending its current contract to broadcast football matches from major international competitions f

Deutsche Telekom reports mobile data up 30% in 2025
GERMANY 19 DEC

Deutsche Telekom reports mobile data up 30% in 2025

Deutsche Telekom has recorded nearly 5,000 petabytes of data traffic flowing through its mobile network in Germany in 2025, up 30 percent compared to last year. Telekom said it is now operating 128.000 antennas for its mobile network, including 108,000 providing 5G. Telekom covers 99 percent of the population in Germany with 5G, and 99.6 percent with LTE.

Telefonica Germany accelerates mobile network expansion
GERMANY 19 DEC

Telefonica Germany accelerates mobile network expansion

Telefonica Germany said it is accelerating the expansion of its mobile network in Germany. This year, the company implemented around 8,000 expansion measures, up from the previous record of approximately 7,500 expansion measures recorded last year. Telefonica has built more than 600 new mobile sites this year to further improve coverage and expanded mobile coverage to 150 previously underserved areas. The network now runs on 29,000 mobile sites, and 5G reaches around 99 percent of the population. Telefonica

1&1 meets mobile network coverage target set by 5G licence
GERMANY 18 DEC

1&1 meets mobile network coverage target set by 5G licence

Germany's 1&1 said its 5G coverage has reached 25 percent of German households, thus meeting the target set by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) under the terms of the 5G spectrum licences auctioned in 2019. The company said it also fulfilled the agency's requirement of "competitive independence" by completing the migration of all existing customers previously served under wholesale contracts to the 1&1 mobile network.

Vodafone completes acquisition of Duesseldorf-based cloud services provider Skaylink
GERMANY 18 DEC

Vodafone completes acquisition of Duesseldorf-based cloud services provider Skaylink

Vodafone has completed the acquisition Duesseldorf-based cloud services provider Skaylink for EUR 175 million. According to Vodafone, the acquisition will accelerate its growth in key areas including professional and managed services, cloud and security in Germany and across Europe. The takeover is another step in Vodafone's strategic realignment in the business customer sector.

DCC Duisburg CityCom partners Vitroconnect to open up network to providers
GERMANY 17 DEC

DCC Duisburg CityCom partners Vitroconnect to open up network to providers

DCC Duisburg CityCom (DCC), the IT and telecommunications service provider of the city of Duisburg, signed an agreement with Vitroconnect to use the latter's Carrier Aggregation Platform (CAP) and open up its network to other providers. DCC has reinforced its IT architecture to connect via automated interfaces to Vitroconnect's CAP, which manages ordering, switching, troubleshooting, and service processes for DCC.

German regulator introduces new minimum internet speed test
GERMANY 17 DEC

German regulator introduces new minimum internet speed test

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundenetzagentur) has introduced a new procedure for consumers to check whether they are receiving the minimum internet speed of 15 Mbps guaranteed in the country. They will have to measure internet speeds ten times using the dedicated software, split into two blocks of five consecutive measurements each. A ten-hour break must be observed between the blocks to ensure that only short-term service interruptions are detected.

Amazon Prime starts offering WOW Movies & Series subscription
GERMANY 17 DEC

Amazon Prime starts offering WOW Movies & Series subscription

Amazon Prime is offering the WOW Movies & Series subscription via the Prime Video app. The Movies & Series channel of WOW, Sky's streaming service, offers viewers series from NBCUniversal, Sony, HBO, and Sky Originals, among others. The WOW Movies & Series subscription adds to the WOW Live-Sport already available on Prime Video. Amazon and Sky are therefore expanding their existing partnership.

NetCologne fills in 17,000 'white spots' with fibre
GERMANY 16 DEC

NetCologne fills in 17,000 'white spots' with fibre

NetCologne has completed construction works to expand its fibre-optic network to 15,000 households and 2,000 firms in Cologne. The households and firms were located in underserved areas, so-called white spots, with connections providing less than 30 Mbps speeds.  The city of Cologne, the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, and the government funded the project with EUR 33 million. 

Tele Columbus CEO steps down
GERMANY 16 DEC

Tele Columbus CEO steps down

The chief executive officer of German operator Tele Columbus, Markus Oswald, will leave the company on 31 December for personal reasons. Joachim Lubsczyk, managing director at consultancy firm Alvarez & Marsal, will take over the management of the company until the appointment of a new CEO.

GERMANY 16 DEC

Deutsche Telekom adds 900,000 fibre homes passed through cooperations in 2025

The number of home passed by Deutsche Telekom's fibre-optic network has grown by 900.000 to reach 2.9 million this year. The partnership agreements with other network operators contributed to reach over 400.000 homes passed, while the two joint ventures, GlasfaserPlus and GlasfaserNordwest, each contributed to reach 1.2 million homes passed. The company has recently acquired the network of provider Dokom21 in Essen, thereby gaining access to around 25,000 households in the city.

GERMANY 16 DEC

Inmarsat Maritime deploys NexusWave for 4 new cargo vessels for Krey Schiffahrt

Viasat company Inmarsat Maritime said it will deploy NexusWave on Krey Schiffahrt's four newbuild heavy lifting vessels to enable the German ship manager to enhance operational efficiency and benefit from constant and unlimited. connectivity. Krey Schiffahrt already manages eight multi-purpose heavy lifting vessels and is expanding its fleet to meet changing cargo project demands. The new freight carriers have optimised hull shapes and innovative propulsion systems to cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 35

GERMANY 16 DEC

German 5G coverage expands to 95% of country

Around 95 percent of Germany's territory is covered by 5G networks as of October, according to the latest data published by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). One year ago, 93 percent was covered. Deutsche Telekom covers the largest share of around 87 percent of the territory, up from 83 percent in 2024, followed by Vodafone and Telefonica (O2) with around 75 and 76 percent, respectively.

GERMANY 15 DEC

ProSiebenSat.1 sells online weather portal Wetter.com to Funke Mediengruppe

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has divested its online weather portal wetter.com to FUNKE Mediengruppe for an undisclosed sum. ProSiebenSat.1 has sold wetter.com to strengthen its strategic focus on the core Entertainment business, and restructure its portfolio of assets​through the disposals. FUNKE, instead, has acquired wetter.com to expand its digital portfolio through acquisitions, and diversify its business model. FUNKE will integrate wetter.com into its portfolio of digital assets held in the Digi

GERMANY 15 DEC

Deutsche Telekom plans to reach 126 MWh battery storage capacity by end of 2026

Deutsche Telekom and its subsidiary Power and Air Condition Solution Management (PASM) plan to make 126 MWh battery storage capacity available in nine large-scale energy storage facilities in Muenster, Hanover, Munich and Bamberg by the end of 2026. To reach the goal, Telekom has added 24 MWh storage capacity to the to the grid in Bamberg through a new large-scale battery storage system. The company has partnered with Pixii to add further capacity in Bamberg. In February, PASM installed already 24 MWh of st

GERMANY 12 DEC

Gigaset introduces Comfort 600 SIM cordless phone for EUR 70

Gigaset has introduced the new Comfort 600 SIM cordless phone for EUR 69.99. It says the phone is equipped with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology and a nano-SIM card. The device connects to 4G and is also equipped with a high-contrast, 2.4-inch TFT colour display, uses intuitive menu navigation with icons, and supports Bluetooth 5.0 LE for compatibility with headsets and hearing aids (M4/T4). There are three speed dial buttons (A/B/C) for important contacts.

GERMANY 11 DEC

Deutsche Telekom takes over Dokom21 network in Essen

Deutsche Telekom said is acquiring the the network of provider Dokom21 in Essen, thereby gaining access to around 25,000 households in the Frohnhausen and Huttrop districts of the city with approximately 75 km of network infrastructure. Telekom plans to connect the homes to fibre in future.

GERMANY 11 DEC

Google rolls out emergency services video calls for Android in US, Germany and Mexico

Android smartphones in select markets will be able to turn on video calling during contact with emergency services, thanks to a new integration spearheaded by Google and partners Motorola Solutions and RapidSOS. The Emergency Live Video integration supports all Android phones with Google Play from version 8 onwards, and is rolling out initially in US 911 calls, as well as parts of Mexico and Germany.  

GERMANY 11 DEC

Only 13% of German addresses using fibre broadband in H1

Around 3.7 million of the 9.5 million fibre connections available in Germany (38.95%) are not yet being used, according to the report Telecommunications and Postal Services 2024/2025 published by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA). By mid-2025, residential and business customers had signed up for approximately 5.8 million fibre-optic connections, equal to around 13 percent of all households and businesses on FTTP, according to the report.

GERMANY 10 DEC

German body warns of monopoly re-emergence during copper-fibre transition

The Monopolies Commission, a group of experts advising the German government on competition policy, has warned of a potential re-emerging monopoly in the telecom market during the critical phase of migrating from copper to fibre-optic connections. The risk, said chairman Tomaso Duso, is the reemergence of dominance of former state-owned companies, like Deutsche Telekom. A key concern of the Monopolies Commission is the lack of competition in the fibre-optic space. The body recommends therefore that two or m

GERMANY 10 DEC

Deutsche Telekom strikes multi-year partnership with OpenAI

Deutsche Telekom has signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to make ChatGPT Enterprise available to its employees. Telekom will deploy AI in customer support, for internal co-pilots, and network operations. The company will start the first pilot projects with OpenAI in the first quarter of next year.

GERMANY 10 DEC

German regulator considers expanding Telecom wholesale access in business fibre market

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) is considering to introduce stricter rules in the market for business customers in light of Deutsche Telekom strengthening its dominance. Access to empty ducts appears necessary in the future to enable competitors to lay their own fibre-optic cables for the development of their own high-quality access products, according to the regulator. Deutsche Telekom should offer access to intermediate products with a transmission bandwidth of 1 Gbps and over, thus

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