Vodafone Germany to shed 1,300 jobs
It is beginning to look like telecoms is falling into line with the tech sector when it comes to the axe-wielding.
It is beginning to look like telecoms is falling into line with the tech sector when it comes to the axe-wielding.
Vodafone’s decade-old bid to take sole control of Kabel Deutschland appears to be nearing resolution, with the telco group initiating a squeeze-out of minority shareholders.
In answer to a question posed by a journalist, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson warned Germany not to abuse its power by banning Chinese kit from its 5G networks.
The German federal government is reportedly planning to ban operators from using kit from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE.
Deutsche Telekom plans to start commercial rollouts of Open RAN in Germany and further afield later this year, having decided that the technology is now sufficiently grown-up.
Glasfaser Direkt has filed for bankruptcy following the decision of its major investor to pull out of the German fibre market, it emerged this week.
Germany appears to be staying true to its word when it comes to judging Chinese telecoms equipment on a case-by-case basis.
Liberty Global-backed helloFiber has changed its mind about rolling out fibre infrastructure in Germany and filed for bankruptcy protection instead.
German greenfield MNO 1&1 has launched its new mobile network, which is based on Open RAN technology and makes a virtue of being Huawei-free.
European public warning system specialist Intersec was chosen by O2 Telefónica to run a new system for alerting German people in times of emergency.
Vodafone Business has rolled out a 5G hybrid private mobile network for Porsche Engineering at its Italian tech centre as part of a push to further the development of the connected cars agenda.
German operator Deutsche Telekom plans to work even harder next year to make up lost ground in the FTTH market.
Two of Germany’s big mobile operators are very excited to have beaten their own targets for 5G network rollout.
If research initiatives are anything to go by, Germany is set to lead the world when 6G comes around.
Vodafone and Altice have announced the creation of a fibre joint venture in Germany that will spend as much as €7 billion on network rollout in the coming years.
Deutsche Telekom has unveiled its latest sustainability targets, which include a pledge to reduce energy usage in its home market by at least 10 percent by 2024.
A joint venture between Liberty Global Ventures and InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Networks, has began rolling out a new full fibre network in Germany branded helloFiber.
UK operator group Vodafone published its Q2 2022 results with its largest market, Germany, seeing service revenues decline for a second quarter in a row.
Mobile connectivity is a critical lifeline if you hit trouble in the mountains, which is one reason why Vodafone Germany has undertaken a network expansion programme in the Alps.
E.ON has sold a 50% stake in its German fibre operation to Igneo, a deal that demonstrates the enduring appeal of infrastructure assets to the investor community.
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