German cable operator Tele Columbus has begun implementing a wholesale agreement with Telefónica Deutschland, giving the latter access to its network to provide services to housing associations and their tenants. From next Monday, housing association tenants will be able to sign up for Telefónica services over the Tele Columbus network, including broadband access with speeds […]
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a long-term wholesale deal with Telefónica Deutschland that will enable the latter to offer services over the Tele Columbus network, covering 2.3 million homes in Germany. The move marks a new departure for Tele Columbus in opening up its network to a third-party wholesale partner. Earlier this year […]
Telefonica Deutschland has named Telefonica veteran Markus Haas as its new CEO. Haas, who has worked at Telefonica since 1998, will take up his new role on Jaunary 1, 2017, taking over from Telefonica Deutschland’s current CEO Thorsten Dirks. Telefonica said that Dirks will continue to support the management team until the end of the […]
Telefonica Deutschland’s acquisition of E-Plus, a subsidiary of Dutch telecoms group KPN, has received final clearance from the European Commission. Telefónica Deutschland said it is confident it will now close the acquisition by the end of the month, with Telefónica Deutschland now due to execute the capital measures to finance the transaction. “With the final […]
Dutch telecom incumbent KPN has approved the sale of its German subsidiary E-Plus to Telefónica Deutschland for €5 billion in cash and a 20.5% stake in Telefónica’s German unit. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. KPN will use the proceeds to increase its financial flexibility to recommence dividend payments to its shareholders.
