About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom sells fixed-line and broadband, mobile communications, internet and internet-based television products and services to consumer customers, and information and communications technology (ICT) solutions to wholesale and business customers. Deutsche Telekom has a presence in more than 50 countries. Deutsche Telekom generated revenue of EUR 119.1 billion in the 2025 financial year. Deutsche Telekom had around 200 thousand employees worldwide as of December 31, 2025.[2]
Deutsche Telekom reports more than 273 million mobile customers, more than 24 million fixed-network lines and more than 22 million broadband customers. In its mobile business, Deutsche Telekom offers consumer and business customers mobile voice and data services. Deutsche Telekom sells mobile devices and other hardware. Deutsche Telekom markets mobile services to resellers and to companies that purchase network services and market them to third parties, called Mobile Virtual Network Operators. Operating and marketing converged networks remains the core business of Deutsche Telekom.[2]
On security, Deutsche Telekom has specialized professionals who protect infrastructure, supply chains, cloud platforms or devices 24/7. Deutsche Telekom has a Security Testing Team that identifies vulnerabilities and runs a bug bounty program. Deutsche Telekom states that, on average, third parties attempt to access its systems up to 40,000 times per minute. CyberProtect is a cyber defense service for small businesses. The Telekom service CyberProtect monitors IT around the clock, assesses security incidents and responds to critical events.[3]
In artificial intelligence, Deutsche Telekom is expanding its AI factory at Tucherpark in Munich. Tim Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, announced the plans at a press conference. Deutsche Telekom is entering into a partnership with NVIDIA, and the Industrial AI Cloud is expected to be available from the first quarter of 2026. T-Systems and Banco Sabadell are working together to expand the use of agentic AI across the banking group. T-Systems and Sparxity, an AI infrastructure company based in Dresden, have agreed to collaborate. A member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom is responsible for T-Systems and is CEO of T-Systems International GmbH.[4][7]
Deutsche Telekom introduced its T Mission product portfolio at Digital X 2025 in Cologne. Under the T Mission name, Telekom brings together products and solutions designed specifically for public safety authorities and organizations. Deutsche Telekom describes the Network API as standardized interfaces to functions provided by its network. T Business is a unified brand identity for the business customer segment of Deutsche Telekom in Germany and Europe. Telekom Equipment Exchange enables excess network equipment to be exchanged across countries. Together with Intelsat and Skylo, Telekom offers commercial satellite connectivity, and the Telekom subsidiary Magenta Telekom brings the Internet of Things to Austrian areas without terrestrial mobile coverage.[4][8]
Deutsche Telekom AG was founded in 1995. Since its privatization in 1995, Deutsche Telekom has evolved from a government agency into an international telecommunications company. Bonn is the hometown of Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom passed the threshold for a majority stake in T-Mobile US on April 5, 2023, with a 50.2 percent stake. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG has 20 members, of whom ten represent the employees and ten represent the shareholders. T-Labs is the research and development division of Deutsche Telekom. DT Digital Labs create digital products and services ranging from entertainment and payment solutions to online shopping. DT Global Business connects companies around the world.[1][2][8][9]
Deutsche Telekom on the record