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Deutsche Telekom is a German telecoms giant headquartered in Bonn. The former state telephone monopolist has recently been able to log decent earnings despite fierce competition.

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The end of Germany's phone booths

The end of Germany's phone booths

Mobile phones have put Germany's phone booths almost entirely out of use. The last ones are now being dismantled.
LifestyleJanuary 21, 20239 images
An entrance to a newly opened Metro Cash&Carry hypermarket in Vladikavkaz, the capital city of Russia s Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Bracing for sanctions: German businesses react to invasion

Bracing for sanctions: German businesses react to invasion

German companies with investments in Russia and in Ukraine are faced with imperiled staff and expensive uncertainties.
BusinessFebruary 24, 2022
CEO of Deutsche Telekom Timotheus Hoettges holds a coffee mug reading "we can do it" at the annual press conference at the headquarters in Bonn, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

Deutsche Telekom records record-breaking revenue

Deutsche Telekom records record-breaking revenue

The German telecommunications firm logged turnover of more than €100 billion for the first time in 2020.
BusinessFebruary 26, 2021
Huawei Mate X event at MWC Barcelona 2019

Coronavirus cancels Mobile World Congress

Coronavirus cancels Mobile World Congress

Nearly all big companies — other than China's Huawei — pulled out of the event due to coronavirus fears.
TechnologyFebruary 12, 2020
Man standing in front of a 5G banner

Germany launches first 5G network

Germany launches first 5G network

Deutsche Telekom has launched the first 5G network, but for now it only works in two cities and with a €900 smartphone.
TechnologyJuly 4, 2019
5G showing on a screen with a wooden auction hammer

Germany raises €6.5 billion in 5G auction

Germany raises €6.5 billion in 5G auction

After hundreds of rounds of bidding over nearly three months, Germany raised more than expected from its 5G auction.
BusinessJune 13, 2019