Deutsche Telekom lifts revenues, adjusted EBITDA AL in Germany in Q1
GERMANY 07:46

Deutsche Telekom lifts revenues, adjusted EBITDA AL in Germany in Q1

Deutsche Telekom said revenues in Germany increased by 1.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 to EUR 6.34 billion. In organic terms, the increase was 2.1 percent, on account of higher service (+1.1%) and equipment revenues. Adjusted EBITDA AL also progressed by 2.5 percent during the period to EUR 2.70 billion, driven by service revenue growth and enhanced cost efficiency. Cash capex in Germany decreased by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 0.8 billion, mainly because of the timing of investments in the

Germany's 1&1 revenues rise 1% in Q1 while EBITDA remains flat
GERMANY 12 MEI

Germany's 1&1 revenues rise 1% in Q1 while EBITDA remains flat

Germany's 1&1 said revenues increased by 1.1 percent year-on-year in Q1 2026 to EUR 1.15 billion, calling it a good start to the year. By contrast, service revenues declined by 1.2 percent during the period to EUR 910 million. EBITDA was little changed, dipping by 0.1 percent to EUR 192.4 million from EUR 192.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Consumer & Small Business segment EBITDA declined by 9.4 percent to EUR 201.9 million, while Enterprises & Networks segment EBITDA improved to a loss of EUR 9.5

United Internet increases revenues, EBITDA in Q1
GERMANY 12 MEI

United Internet increases revenues, EBITDA in Q1

United Internet recorded an increase of 2.1 percent year-on-year in Q1 revenues to EUR 1.55 billion. EBITDA also progressed during the period, increasing by 2.4 percent to EUR 332 million, and EBIT rose 15.6 percent to EUR 166.9 million, primarily due to higher EBITDA and lower depreciation. Cash capex amounted to EUR 117.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, slightly less than EUR 122.0 million in the same period the previous year. The number of customer contracts increased by 38,000 in Q1 to 30.10 milli

Vodafone Germany sees service revenue growth strengthen in Q4
GERMANY 12 MEI

Vodafone Germany sees service revenue growth strengthen in Q4

Vodafone Germany recorded a 0.4 percent decrease in total revenues to EUR 12.13 billion in the fiscal year to March 2026, as a result of lower equipment revenue and a 0.2 percent fall in service revenues. The trend improved in the course of the year, with organic growth in service revenues returning from Q2 and reaching 1.3 percent in Q4 on the back of the acquisition of Skaylink and 1&1 wholesale contract, which was fully operational by year-end. Mobile service revenues increased by 3 percent year-on-year

Telefonica Germany starts operating 5G site in Pouch ahead of Sputnik Spring Break festival
GERMANY 8 MEI

Telefonica Germany starts operating 5G site in Pouch ahead of Sputnik Spring Break festival

The 50 meter mast increases capacity for comprehensive and stable 5G and 4G coverage around the Mulde Reservoir recreation area, including the festival grounds on the Pouch peninsula. The Sputnik Spring Break festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, and the new mast arrives just in time for this year's event from 22 to 25 May.

Bechtle records 8% revenue increase in Q1 on back of rising business volume
GERMANY 8 MEI

Bechtle records 8% revenue increase in Q1 on back of rising business volume

German IT services provider Bechtle said revenues increases by 7.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 to EUR 1.60 billion, on the back of rising business volume. Business volume climbed by 13.2 percent to EUR 2.2 billion. The increase in business volume was particularly strong in Europe, at 29.3 percent, while the other segments showed double-digit or high single-digit growth rates. EBIT jumped by 14 percent during the period to EUR 65.2 million. The operating cash flow in the first quarter o

Cologne Regional Court confirms block on Livetv.sx for copyright violation
GERMANY 8 MEI

Cologne Regional Court confirms block on Livetv.sx for copyright violation

The Cologne Regional Court has confirmed the decision took by​ the German Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet (CUII) to block the website Livetv.sx for violating copyright law. The website has illegally streamed sports events across the DACH region. Therefore, DAZN and the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, described the decision of the German court as "a significant legal victory" in the fight against content theft.

Vodafone signs multi-year contract with AWS to offer sovereign cloud services
GERMANY 8 MEI

Vodafone signs multi-year contract with AWS to offer sovereign cloud services

Vodafone said it has signed a multi-year contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer sovereign cloud services to German businesses and public authorities. The company is expanding its cloud offering in Germany by using AWS‑certified cloud experts from Skaylink, a Duesseldorf-based cloud services provider acquired by Vodafone last December.

Deutsche Telekom employees strike across Germany over wage demands
GERMANY 7 MEI

Deutsche Telekom employees strike across Germany over wage demands

German union Ver.di said members are striking at Deutsche Telekom locations in twelve federal states, demanding the company increase remuneration. Employees are striking in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen and Berlin. Other strikes are taking place also in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Bavaria. The warning strikes started 28 April and involved so far over 10,000 employees as the union seeks to increase pressure on th

ARD extends contract with SES Astra until 2039
GERMANY 7 MEI

ARD extends contract with SES Astra until 2039

German public broadcaster ARD is extending its partnership with the satellite operator SES Astra until 2039. As a result, the ARD's regional broadcasters will continue to transmit their TV programmes via satellite for the next thirteen years. The deal ensures continuity of ARD's programming via the Astra 19.2 degrees East orbital position until the end of the next decade, providing certainty for ARD viewers. Oliver Werner of ARD's technical unit said satellite transmission will remain an essential component

T-Systems connects Ford suppliers to Catena-X data platform
GERMANY 6 MEI

T-Systems connects Ford suppliers to Catena-X data platform

T-Systems, the subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, announced it is connecting 70 supplies of automaker Ford to the Catena-X data platform it manages for the automotive industry. With the integrated platform, Ford can access reliable, standardized, and traceable CO2 data along the entire supply chain in order to meet its regulatory requirements and sustainability goals, and track the carbon footprint of the products. T-Systems also supports tier 1 suppliers, from consultation to data exchange.

Fraunhofer IIS completes Ka-band 5G NTN trial powered by German GEO satellite
GERMANY 6 MEI

Fraunhofer IIS completes Ka-band 5G NTN trial powered by German GEO satellite

German researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) have piloted a broadband 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection leveraging geostationary (GEO) satellite beams in Ka-band frequencies. The trial enabled an end-to-end transmission in the n512 band, allocated to 5G NTN in the 3GPP Release 18 specification. Using a variety of bandwidths ranging from 50 to 100 MHz, the test produced peak data rates of around 137 Mbps, illustrating the potential for GEO satellites to dovetail wi

GERMANY 6 MEI

Schwarz Digits leads EUR 57 mln Series A round in quantum computer start-up eleQtron

Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, has led a Series A financing round of EUR 57 million by eleQtron, a developer of ion trap-based quantum computers spun off from the University of Siegen in 2020. The university said other investors in the Series A round included the EIC Fund of the European Innovation Council, venture capital (VC) firm Ankaa Ventures, laser equipment specialist Precitec, the development banks NRW.Bank and IFB Innovationsstarter, and existing investors such as

GERMANY 5 MEI

Telefonica Germany expands 5G to Huttenbusch, Sondershausen, Wieserode

Telefonica Germany has expanded the 5G network to Huttenbusch, Sondershausen and Wieserode. In Huttenbusch the company has built a new mobile mast, while it has started to operate new sites in Sondershausen and Wieserode.

GERMANY 5 MEI

Deutsche Telekom reaches 1 mln homes passed with fibre in Berlin

Deutsche Telekom provides fibre-optic connections to around one million households and businesses in Berlin, the company said. Telekom has thus reached the one million FTTP premises passed mark earlier than originally planned, at the end of 2026. The company said it aims to provide a total of 2 million households, schools and businesses in Berlin with full fibre by 2030.

GERMANY 4 MEI

Telefonica Germany reports record data traffic at Stuttgart Spring Festival

Telefonica Germany said it handled a record of more than 5,000 GB of data traffic on its network during the second Saturday of the Stuttgart Spring Festival, almost four times a usual Saturday at the site. The company expanded network capacity around the festival grounds with 5G and 4G masts. 

GERMANY 4 MEI

Vantage Towers appoints chief executive officer from American Tower

Vantage Towers has appointed Martin Bouchard as the new Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer effective on 01 May. Bouchard succeeds Nicolas Mahler, who had led the company on an interim basis from 1 September 2025 to 30 April 2026 alongside his role as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Vantage Towers, Bouchard served as CEO of ATC Germany Holdings. Before that, he held senior management positions at DFMG Deutsche Funkturm and Deutsche Telekom.

GERMANY 1 MEI

1&1 Versatel connects all 800 schools in Schleswig-Holstein to fibre

Germany's 1&1 Versatel has connected all schools in Schleswig-Holstein to the fibre-optic network. The company has connected the last remaining school to the high-speed network, the Theodor-Mommsen Elementary School in Garding. This means that now the fibre-optic network in Schleswig-Holstein covers all 800 public schools with a total of 954 locations. Schleswig-Holstein is the first large state nationwide to reach this milestone.

GERMANY 30 APR

NL-ix opens PoP in Munich

NL-ix is introducing a new PoP in Munich. The Dutch operator said it sees growing demand in south Germany for local, scalable connectivity. The new exchange will be connected to the NL-ix European backbone with capacity up to 400 Gbps and direct connections to Frankfurt and Paris. Peering, IP transit and cloud connectivity are among the services available at the new site.

GERMANY 30 APR

Deutsche Glasfaser receives EUR 1.25 bln financing from EQT, Omers and banks

The owners of Deutsche Glasfaser, EQT and Canadian pension fund Omers, are refinancing the German fibre-optic operator​ with EUR 1.25 billion together with a consortium of 50 banks.​ EQT and Omers are jointly injecting EUR 845 million, while the banks are contributing with approximately EUR 400 million in senior debt, Handelsblatt reported citing sources. With the latest financing round, owners and creditors averted the financial crisis of one of the largest fibre-optic providers in Germany. EQT and Omers a

GERMANY 29 APR

Vodafone Germany expands gigabit coverage to 73% of households

Vodafone Germany said it can provide giagbit-speed broadband to 73 percent of households in Germany, or a total of 29.7 million premises. This follows upgrades of its cable network and expansion of its FTTH coverage in the past year.

GERMANY 29 APR

Vodafone Germany equips Tobi customer service bot with genAI from Google

Vodafone Germany announced it is equipping its chatbot Tobi with generative AI from Google. SuperTobi, as the new chatbot is called, understands customer queries in greater detail and resolves them more independently. Using generative AI, the chatbot automatically accesses Vodafone's websites and internal product information to answer inquiries. This will also help the chatbot to resolve significantly more inquiries from customers than before. Tobi communicates with around 600,000 customers every month.

GERMANY 29 APR

Congstar introduces annual packages for ja! mobil and Penny Mobil

Deutsche Telekom's low-cost brand Congstar is introducing a new 12-month offering for its brands ja! mobil and Penny Mobil. The annual package M with 60 GB data volume costs EUR 69.99 while the L package with 250 GB is EUR 99.99 for one year. Customers can activate the offerings via the respective starter pack. The starter pack includes an initial credit of EUR 70 for the M package and EUR 100 for the L package. The tariffs provide 5G connections at a maximum speed of 50 Mbps.

GERMANY 29 APR

Telefonica Germany expands 5G to Eutingen im Gau, Loitz, Mettenheim

Telefonica Germany has announced the expansion of its 5G network to Eutingen im Gau in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Loitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Mettenheim in Bavaria. In the popular hiking area Eutingen im Gau and in rural Loitz, the operator has constructed new mobile sites, and it has deployed a new 5G mast in Mettenheim, an location favoured by walkers and cyclists.

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