Tag: Telecommunications industry
Deutsche Telekom before selling its radio tower division for billions
Telekom boss Timotheus Höttges Frankfurt, Hamburg According to financial sources, Deutsche Telekom is in final negotiations to sell a majority stake in its radio tower business. A consortium of investors…
How Germany wants to protect its telecom networks
Berlin What if, in the near future, there was a power outage across the board, if there was a natural disaster like the 2021 flood in the Ahr Valley, or…
KKR, GIP, Stonepeak jointly bid for telecom masts
radio mast Discussions on a possible sale are still ongoing, say those familiar with the matter. (Photo: imago/Jan Huebner) KKR & Co Inc., Global Infrastructure Partners and Stonepeak Partners have…
Is there a data toll for Netflix, Instagram and Youtube?
Hamburg An old dream of the European telecoms industry is being negotiated in Brussels. For more than ten years, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica and Co. have been looking for a…
Standard charging cables for cell phones and other devices will come in mid-2024
USB-C cable Legal requirements for charging cables have been the subject of debate for a long time. (Photo: Imago) Brussels, Strasbourg Mobile phones and numerous other electronic devices must have…
Standard charging cables for cell phones and other devices will come in mid-2024
USB-C cable Legal requirements for charging cables have been the subject of debate for a long time. (Photo: Imago) Brussels, Strasbourg Mobile phones and numerous other electronic devices must have…
Why she is still attached to Russian IT experts today
Now, more than two months later, it turns out that the farewell was apparently less clear than it appeared at the time. According to several insiders, Telekom still employs a…
Canada declares Huawei 5G technology a security risk
Huawei logo More and more Western countries are rejecting the Chinese group’s 5G technology. (Photo: dpa) Ottawa The Canadian government is banning the two Chinese telecommunications equipment suppliers Huawei and…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
Etisalat becomes the largest shareholder with almost ten percent
Dusseldorf, London Etisalat, the Etisalat company, has acquired a 9.8 percent stake in telecom provider Vodafone as part of its global expansion. This makes Etisalat the largest single shareholder in…
Deutsche Telekom increases forecast slightly
Deutsche Telekom Annual General Meeting in April With the numbers for the first quarter, Deutsche Telekom exceeded the forecasts of analysts. (Photo: IMAGO/sepp spiegl) Berlin After an increase in earnings…
Deutsche Telekom slightly increases forecast for 2023
Deutsche Telekom Annual General Meeting in April With the numbers for the first quarter, Deutsche Telekom exceeded the forecasts of analysts. (Photo: IMAGO/sepp spiegl) Berlin After a good start, Deutsche…
According to the EU Commission, Apple is abusing its market power
competition guardian Vice President Margrethe Vestager justifies the action of the EU Commission. (Photo: AP) Brussels According to the EU Commission, it is probably illegal that iPhones cannot be used…
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Helmut Thoma settles accounts with management
Munich The outgoing Freenet supervisory board chief Helmut Thoma draws a bitter balance before the general meeting of the telecommunications provider on Thursday and settles sharply with the CEO Christoph…
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Helmut Thoma settles accounts with management
Munich The outgoing Freenet supervisory board chief Helmut Thoma draws a bitter balance before the general meeting of the telecommunications provider on Thursday and settles sharply with the CEO Christoph…
The European Commission accuses Apple of violating competition rules
competition guardian Vice President Margrethe Vestager justifies the action of the EU Commission. (Photo: AP) Brussels According to preliminary investigations by the EU Commission, the US company Apple is violating…
Cellnex intensifies efforts for Deutsche Funkturm
Hamburg Tobías Martínez Gimeno is Europe’s radio tower champion. The business with the locations where mobile phone providers mount their antennas is little noticed – but lucrative. The company Cellnex,…
Vodafone Germany boss Hannes Ametsreiter stops
Hannes Ametsreiter The Austrian has been head of Vodafone Germany since October 2015. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Philippe Rogge, who is currently in charge of Microsoft’s Eastern European business, will become…
Why Europe’s telecom companies are falling behind
Frustration was omnipresent in Barcelona. At the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile communications and telecoms trade fair, you could meet many pessimists this year. Managers, consultants and other…