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Germany's (dis)connectivity: Can the broadband Internet gap be bridged?

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:58:32 +0200

In German life, there are two complaints shared by nearly everyone: the internet is too slow, and the mobile network too patchy.

Deutsche Telekom to slash 10,000 jobs worldwide at subsidiary

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:04:25 +0200

Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday it would slash 10,000 jobs worldwide at its loss-making IT services subsidiary in the next three years as it seeks €600 million in savings.

Briton faces court over Deutsche Telekom cyber attack that hit 1 million German homes

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:41:32 +0200

A British man admitted in a Cologne court on Friday to staging a large-scale cyber attack on Deutsche Telekom last year, saying he was acting for a Liberian client.

Telekom puts up to 8,000 jobs in firing line

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:54:00 +0100

Deutsche Telekom is planning to cut at least 6,000 and possibly as many as 8,000 jobs at its IT subsidiary T-Systems, the business newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Monday.

Comms giant pushes anti-spy network

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:52:00 +0200

Germany’s biggest communications company, Deutsche Telekom, has put forward plans for the country to use German only connections in a bid to combat the threat of foreign spy agencies and hackers.

Deutsche Telekom 'weak link' for UK spies

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:28:00 +0200

British secret services have been tapping into German telecommunication cables, giving them wider access to internet connections across Germany than previously thought, a newspaper reported on Wednesday night.

Deutsche Telekom 'lost billions' in 2012

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0100

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday that multi-billion-euro writedowns in the United States had pushed it into a net loss of €5.255 billion in 2012.

Telekom cuts 1,200 jobs in reshuffle

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:21:00 +0100

Deutsche Telekom will cut 1,200 jobs in Germany by June in what it termed "reorganization" rather than a downscaling operation, the Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.

Rösler plans to sell off state-owned firms

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:17:00 +0100

Economy Minister Philipp Rösler is planning a sell-off of state-owned companies such as Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bahn, according to a position paper from his ministry.

Deutsche Telekom CEO to step down next year

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +0100

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday that its chief executive Rene Obermann would step down early, at the end of 2013, and was being replaced by its finance chief.

Telekom: 100,000 WLAN connections unsafe

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:33:00 +0200

More than 100,000 Deutsche Telekom customers have been told to turn off their wireless internet routers after the company admitted their connections were wide open to being used by others.

T-mobile phones to get Groupon offers

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:39:00 +0100

People with T-Mobile phones could soon find Groupon offers popping up on their phones for shops they are walking past, as Deutsche Telekom confirmed it had entered a marketing deal with the US-based discount website.

AT&T drops blocked bid for T-Mobile in US

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:53:00 +0100

AT&T has abandoned its $39-billion (€30-billion) deal to buy Deutsche Telekom's US wireless unit T-Mobile after running into stiff opposition from American regulators.

Telekom braces for AT&T deal collapse

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:53:00 +0100

US and German telecommunications giants AT&T and Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday they are preparing for the potential collapse of their $39-billion (€29-billion) deal for T-Mobile USA.

VW and Telekom workers accused of corruption

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:07:00 +0200

The Stuttgart prosecutor’s office has indicted five employees affiliated with Volkswagen and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems in connection with an alleged anti-competitive bribery scheme involving VfL Wolfsburg football club.

Deutsche Telekom seeks to fight US snooping

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:22:00 +0200

German communications giant Deutsche Telekom wants to introduce technology to help companies guard against US government snooping.

US government blocks T-Mobile sale

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:49:00 +0200

Deutsche Telekom has suffered a major blow at the hands of the US Justice Department, which could block the sale of the German telecom giant's US subsidiary T-Mobile to the corporation AT&T.

Deutsche Telekom Q2 profit plunges

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:34:00 +0200

German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom said Thursday that its second quarter net profit fell by 26.7 percent owing to restructuring costs, but confirmed its full-year targets.

Telekom reportedly mulling massive job cuts

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:19:00 +0200

German communications giant Deutsche Telekom will cut up to 1,600 jobs in its Bonn headquarters as part of an aggressive cost-cutting measure targetting senior management, media reported Monday.

Daimler and Telekom face billion-euro loss on road toll fiasco

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:24:00 +0200

Daimler and Deutsche Telekom may have to strike a billion-euro compensation deal with the government over the disastrous introduction of a truck road toll in Germany more than six years ago.