Bechtle introduces sovereignty check for public and private organisations
GERMANY 09:45

Bechtle introduces sovereignty check for public and private organisations

German IT services provider Bechtle is introducing the Index of Sovereignty (BIoS). The BIoS enables clients in the public and private sector to assess their level of digital sovereignty based on data, and to monitor how it evolves over time. The assessment examines data autonomy, technological independence and organisational capabilities across key business and administrative processes. The software analyses IT components and application services, and is underpinned by AI‑supported data aggregation. Bechtl

M-Net discounts internet connection to EUR 10 for six months
GERMANY 11 MRT

M-Net discounts internet connection to EUR 10 for six months

Bavarian fibre-optic network service provider M-Net is offering internet connections in Munich, Augsburg, Erlangen, Kempten and in the districts of Dachau, Ebersberg, Erding, Fuerstenfeldbruck, Freising and Starnberg at a discounted price of EUR 9.90 for the first six months of contract. The discount applies to its Internet 250, Internet 500 and Internet 1000 plans. 

NCSoft to acquire 70% stake in Germany's JustPlay
GERMANY 11 MRT

NCSoft to acquire 70% stake in Germany's JustPlay

South Korean game developer NCSoft said it will acquire a 70 percent stake in JustPlay GmbH for KRW 301.6 billion (USD 202 million) as part of its strategy to expand its mobile casual gaming business. The company said it will purchase 17,696 shares in the Berlin-based firm, with the transaction expected to close on 30 April 2026. JustPlay reported sales of about KRW 247.98 billion and net income of KRW 22.66 billion in 2025, according to the company's financial disclosure.

Telefonica Germany expands 5G coverage to more areas
GERMANY 10 MRT

Telefonica Germany expands 5G coverage to more areas

Telefonica Germany has expanded its 5G network to Cunnewitz, Kroeppelshagen-Fahrendorf,and Neuenhasslau. In Cunnewitz in the district of Bautzen, in Kroeppelshagen-Fahrendorf and in Neuenhasslau, the company has upgraded the mobile network to 5G. The latest expansions follow around 8,000 projects in 2025 to expand the 5G network. 

Telefonica Germany extends online protection package to O2, Blau prepaid customers
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Telefonica Germany extends online protection package to O2, Blau prepaid customers

Telefonica Germany said it is extending its online personal data protection package to its O2 and Blau prepaid customers. Customers can try it out free of charge for 28 days, after which the one-month Flex option costs EUR 2.49. This flexible option is billed every 28 days and renews automatically. A six-month protection package costs EUR 9.99 and the annual package costs EUR 19.99.

Amazon to offer Leo satellite internet service in Germany from May - report
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Amazon to offer Leo satellite internet service in Germany from May - report

Amazon plans to launch its satellite internet service Leo in Germany in May, Handelsblatt reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Leo will offer an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink, which has been offering its services in Germany since 2021.

German pubcasters ARD, ZDF to work together on news and information channels
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German pubcasters ARD, ZDF to work together on news and information channels

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF announced plans to work more closely together and combine certain channels and programmes. The changes are expected to make their offering more appealing to new audiences and especially younger people. The new channels are called phoenix from ARD and ZDF, a news service including ARD aktuell, ZDF heute, parliamentary and event coverage; neo from ARD and ZDF for young adults; and the documentary channel called info from ARD and ZDF. They are expected to start service fr

Dyn Media takes over technical development for HBL TV
GERMANY 5 MRT

Dyn Media takes over technical development for HBL TV

German sports streaming platform Dyn Media will take over the technical development of the international streaming service HBL TV, starting this summer. HBL TV is operated by the top handball league, Handball Bundesliga. Going forward, the integration of the Dyn Content Desk will enable the full automation of transmission of matches and highlights of the Handball-Bundesliga and the second handball league.

Swiss streaming service OnePlus to include RTL+ in offering from 23 March
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Swiss streaming service OnePlus to include RTL+ in offering from 23 March

Oneplus, the streaming service of Swiss media company CH Media, will include  RTL+ in its offering from 23 March. The OnePlus offering with RTL+ costs CHF 14.90 per month or CHF 149 per year. Henning Nieslony, Chief Streaming Officer of RTL Germany, said that the company aims to continue growing in Switzerland this year through partnerships.

Nfon expands distribution deal with Telefonica Germany
GERMANY 5 MRT

Nfon expands distribution deal with Telefonica Germany

European cloud communications service provider Nfon will expand its range of products for business customers at Telefonica Germany to include AI-based applications across its portfolio. Nfon  will include applications for Business Telephony, Intelligent Assistant and Customer Engagement services. The Intelligent Assistant includes, among other features, automated chat and voice bot solutions for handling recurring inquiries.

German ministry starts consultation on Telecom Act reform
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German ministry starts consultation on Telecom Act reform

The German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and State Modernization (BMDS) has started a consultation with the federal states and associations on the draft law to amend the Telecommunications Act (TKG). Designed to support broadband network expansion, the draft law aims to cut red tape for operators. The proposals implement the EU's Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) and look to simplify some of the administrative aspects of network builds, such as applications for access to existing physical netwo

T-Systems expands partnership with ServiceNow
GERMANY 4 MRT

T-Systems expands partnership with ServiceNow

T-Systems, the IT services subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, has expanded a partnership with ServiceNow to enable clients in Germany to further automate their workflows, structure data with the help of AI, and increase efficiency. As part of the partnership, Telekom deploys the ServiceNow AI platform on its T Cloud infrastructure. Its clients also receive consulting, implementation, licensing, and hosting services from a single platform.

GERMANY 3 MRT

Telefonica Germany moves 5G core functions to AWS Outposts

Telefonica Germany has moved the operation of its 5G core network to cloud-based architecture from Amazon Web Services, using its own data centre based on the AWS Outposts service. The cloud-based architecture operates in parallel with Telefonica's existing 5G core network, using AWS machine learning services, including large language models (LLMs) from Amazon Bedrock, to automate complex 5G maintenance workflows. Telefonica uses equipment provided by Nokia to run its 5G core network on AWS infrastructure u

GERMANY 3 MRT

Freenet runs new TV ad featuring special offer for Samsung Galaxy S26

Freenet is running a new, nationwide television advertising campaign to showcase its brand values, which it names as attractive propositions, emotional connections with digital products, and a modern brand presence. It will air from 26 February until 10 March on high-reach channels under the AdAlliance and ProSiebenSat1 groups. The campaign features a special offer for Samsung's recently launched Galaxy S26 smartphone.

GERMANY 3 MRT

EnviaM and Avacon open EUR 40 mln data centre near Hannover

EnviaM has announced that a new data centre in Sehnde near Hannover has begun operations, developed in conjunction with energy company Avacon. Construction took approximately eighteen months and the two companies have invested some EUR 40 million in the site. The facility has an area of around 2,000 square meters and offers space for up to 28,000 servers to support business-critical IT applications for companies and public organisations in Lower Saxony.

GERMANY 3 MRT

O2 Telefonica, Ekinops offer B2B 5G mobile fixed line extension solution

O2 Telefonica and Ekinops, enterprise secured connectivity specialist, have partnered to launch a joint 5G mobile fixed line extension solution for enterprise customers in Germany. This will provide customers with high-speed 5G connectivity, even in difficult coverage areas. 

GERMANY 2 MRT

Tencent Cloud opens third European Availability Zone in Frankfurt amid rising AI demand

Tencent Cloud has announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) the opening of a new availability zone in Frankfurt. The launch expands its European infrastructure to three availability zones in Germany. Tencent says this expansion comes in response to growing European demand for cloud and AI services, highlighting new regional customers of its HY 3D AI creation engine, including Germany's 3D AI Studio; Lithuania-based 3D model marketplace CGTrader; Germany-headquartered Maxon; and Turkish payments platform iyzi

GERMANY 2 MRT

Deutsche Telekom showcases Magenta AI call assistant at MWC

Deutsche Telekom is showcasing for the first time the Magenta AI Call Assistant at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The AI enables live translation, call summaries and answering questions with AI, just by saying 'Hey Magenta' during a call. Based at the network level with no apps required, Telekom developed the call assistant in partnership with software company ElevenLabs and plans to integrate further functions in the future. The company will roll out the AI Call Assistant this year in Germany and late

GERMANY 2 MRT

Deutsche Telekom sets up 6G Innovation Hub with T-Mobile US

Deutsche Telekom and its US subsidiary T-Mobile have set up the 6G Innovation Hub to develop 6G networks based on AI-native systems. The hub is underpinned by a collaboration between T-Mobile's Innovation Lab in the US and T-Labs in Berlin. The companies will focus on AI-native and autonomous networks solutions, secure wide-area networking through sensing and positioning, and convergence of connectivity and high-performance compute, they said.

GERMANY 2 MRT

Deutsche Telekom markets Leica Leitzphone in Germany

Deutsche Telekom is marketing the new Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi in Germany. The smartphone is equipped with a triple camera system developed by Leica, in which the 1-inch main camera with 50 megapixels and 23 mm equivalent focal length is complemented by an ultra-wide angle lens with 50 MP and 14mm focal length, and a 200 MP periscope telephoto lens with optical zoom (75-100mm). It is therefore aimed at professional photographers and content creators.

GERMANY 2 MRT

Deutsche Telekom partners Nokia to develop AI and open RAN

Deutsche Telekom and Nokia are deepening their strategic cooperation to develop AI‑native RAN (AI-RAN) architectures and accelerate the introduction of intelligent and autonomous RAN functions across cloud, edge and radio domains. At MWC, the companies announced they will cooperate to develop AI-powered receivers, channel estimation and prediction, adaptive beamforming and predictive network optimisation to improve network automation. The technologies will be tested in Deutsche Telekom laboratories and in r

GERMANY 27 FEB

Deutsche Telekom develops O-RAN automation platform with Capgemini

Deutsche Telekom has developed an open platform for intelligent Radio Access Network (O-RAN) automation with Capgemini. The platform for Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) operates across O-RAN and also legacy RAN environments, including 5G and 4G. This means that operators are able to upgrade networks gradually.

GERMANY 27 FEB

BSI approves iPhone, iPad for use with classified NATO data

The German government has approved the Apple iPhone and iPad for use with classified information up to the NATO restricted level, following extensive security testing and evaluation. This makes them the first consumer devices to be certified compliant with NATO information assurance requirements.

GERMANY 27 FEB

Freenet lifts financial targets for 2028 on Waipu.tv growth

German operator Freenet has increased its financial targets for 2028 in light of changed circumstances. The company is now targeting adjusted EBITDA of at least EUR 620 million, up from a previous target of EUR 600 million, and adjusted free cash flow of at least EUR 340 million. Waipu.tv is considered a key factor in achieving those goals, with a projected contribution of at least EUR 120 million to adjusted EBITDA in 2028. For FY26, the company expects significantly higher revenues from both mobile and IP

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