Telefónica to Use DT's Fiber in GermanyTelefónica to Use DT's Fiber in Germany

Telefónica Germany and Deutsche Telekom agree network cooperation deal

January 12, 2012

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Telefónica Germany is set to use parts of Deutsche Telekom's network infrastructure in future. The two companies have signed a long-term deal which will see Telekom connect up to 2,000 of Telefónica's points of concentration via fibre optics in the next few years. This will allow the O2 mobile network to transmit data at even greater speeds and higher capacity.

Using leased lines from Telekom will enable Telefónica Germany to link up the first mobile phone masts to its core network via high-speed data channels as early as the second quarter of 2012. Telefónica Germany will also be able to increase its transmission rates at UMTS and LTE sites significantly in the coming years.

"The agreement with Telekom gives us the chance to operate cost-efficiently, quickly and flexibly in the rapidly growing market for mobile data", says Telefónica GermanyCEO René Schuster. "So we can offer the best quality in one of the most high-tech mobile networks in Europe." Niek Jan van Damme, Telekom board member responsible for German business, points out: "To be able to exploit synergies in broadband expansion, network operators have to work together. And Telekom is willing to do that".

The data of the UMTS and LTE stations at points of concentration distributed throughout Germany will gradually be transferred into Telekom's network infrastructure and transported from there into the O2 core network.

Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT)

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