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Report: European operators envious of U.S. prepaid ARPU
New figures suggest that growth in prepaid mobile subscriptions as a proportion of total connections has plateaued, and it also appears that European operators are looking enviously at the higher average revenue per user that their U.S. counterparts are able to generate from non-contract customers.
DT CEO Obermann to take over at cable company Ziggo
Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann shook the industry by announcing he will join Dutch cable operator Ziggo as its CEO starting next year.
Deutsche Telekom partners with Fon to build largest German Wi-Fi network
Deutsche Telekom plans to launch Germany's largest Wi-Fi network in partnership with crowdsourced Wi-Fi provider Fon.
Deutsche Telekom CEO Obermann to step down at the end of 2013
Deutsche Telekom surprised the industry by announcing that CEO Rene Obermann will depart the company at the end of 2013. DT's board said CFO Timotheus Hoettges will become deputy CEO next year and take full control starting in January 2014.
Deutsche Telekom slashes dividend, puts focus on German LTE deployment
Deutsche Telekom will invest heavily in Germany and the United States in a bid to revamp its financial performance, according to DT CEO Rene Obermann. Key to this turnaround is a commitment to push forward with LTE deployment in Germany and news that its T-Mobile USA subsidiary will have access to the iPhone starting next year.
Deutsche Telekom banks on mobile data amid €7.4B writedown in Q3
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann brushed aside the third-quarter €7.4 billion writedown on its T-Mobile USA business, and instead told investors that the company plans to spend €2.5 billion boosting its German network to support the growth in data traffic.
Report: DT's Obermann to stop direct oversight of T-Mobile USA
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann will offload direct oversight of T-Mobile USA to DT CFO Timotheus H ö ettges as he focuses on strategic priorities and how to grow DT's business outside of its traditional telecom offerings, multiple reports said.
Sprint bid for MetroPCS faces range of complications
Sprint Nextel's board will meet today to consider a counter offer for MetroPCS, according to the Wall Street Journal . However, if Sprint attempts to steal MetroPCS from Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA, the effort will be complicated by Sprint's network upgrade plan and the terms of the current deal between T-Mobile and MetroPCS.
T-Mobile names John Legere as new CEO
T-Mobile USA tapped John Legere as its new CEO, replacing interim CEO Jim Alling, who will go back to being the carrier's COO. Legere will take the helm Sept. 22.
T-Mobile CEO Humm resigns
T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm is resigning from the company and from parent firm Deutsche Telekom. T-Mobile COO Jim Alling will replace Humm on an interim basis while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
