- CEO
- Timotheus Hottges
- Full Time Employees
- 198,194
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- Address
- Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140 Bonn Germany 53113
- IPO Date
- Apr 22, 2010
- Business
- Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGF) is a leading integrated telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany, and founded in 1995, providing fixed-network broadband, mobile communications, Internet, IPTV products and services to consumers; and information and communication technology (ICT) solutions including cloud services, cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and digitalization strategies to business and corporate customers worldwide across more than 50 countries. Operating through key segments such as Germany (fixed-network and mobile activities via Telekom Deutschland), United States (mobile services through majority-owned T-Mobile US, Inc.), Europe (fixed-network, mobile, and ICT services in national companies), and T-Systems (global ICT for multinational corporations focusing on industries like automotive, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and public sector), the company serves over 261 million mobile customers, 25 million fixed-network lines, and 22 million broadband lines with approximately 200,000 employees and 2024 revenue of EUR 115.8 billion. Recent developments include expanded fiber-optic partnerships in Germany such as with ANTEC Servicepool, R-Kom, Energie Südbayern, and municipalities for accelerated build-out reaching 10.1 million households; a new collaboration with Disney+ starting in Hungary in 2025 and rolling out across Europe in 2026 for bundled entertainment offerings; T-Mobile US agreements to acquire fiber providers Lumos and Metronet, wireless operations of UScellular, and Vistar Media (closed February 2025) to enhance 5G broadband and digital out-of-home advertising; a 2024 Capital Markets Day strategy emphasizing AI integration for growth targeting over EUR 15 billion in additional revenue by 2027, 5G expansion to 95% European coverage, and elevated shareholder returns via EUR 2.0 billion share buybacks completed in 2024 (with EUR 2 billion planned for 2025) and a proposed EUR 0.90 per share dividend; new product launches like MagentaTV 2.0, enhanced MagentaMobil rate plans, fiber-optic services with symmetric speeds, satellite IoT connectivity, and T Phone 2 smartphones; and network achievements including 98% 5G population coverage in Germany and leadership in U.S. 5G availability.