Deutsche Telekom

partially privatized German telecommunications company
Organization public_company Q9396
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Deutsche Telekom was founded in 1995[1] and is headquartered in Bonn[2]. The company is an Aktiengesellschaft, which is its legal form[2].

Deutsche Telekom operates in the telecommunications and mobile phone industry[2], providing various products to its customers. One of its products is the landline telephone.

The company has a large workforce, with 218k employees as of 2016[2][3]. This significant number of employees indicates the scale of Deutsche Telekom's operations.

Deutsche Telekom continues to be a major player in its industry, with its headquarters remaining in Bonn[2] and its legal form as an Aktiengesellschaft[2].

Deutsche Telekom

Summary

Deutsche Telekom is a public company[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,063 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deutsche Telekom received the BigBrotherAwards[3].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of European Movement Germany[4].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of Linux Foundation[5].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[6].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of DENIC[7].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[8].
  • Deutsche Telekom was a member of Verband der Bayerischen Metall- und Elektro-Industrie[9].
  • Deutsche Telekom is in the country of Germany[10].
  • Deutsche Telekom is in the country of DE[11].
  • Deutsche Telekom's instance of is recorded as public company[12].
  • Deutsche Telekom's instance of is recorded as business[13].
  • Deutsche Telekom's instance of is recorded as telecommunication company[14].
  • Deutsche Telekom's instance of is recorded as internet service provider[15].
  • Deutsche Telekom's instance of is recorded as mobile network operator[16].
  • Deutsche Telekom is owned by Germany[17].
  • Deutsche Telekom is owned by KfW[18].
  • Deutsche Telekom is owned by BlackRock[19].
  • Deutsche Telekom is owned by Government Pension Fund Global[20].
  • Deutsche Telekom is owned by SoftBank Group[21].
  • Deutsche Telekom's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[22].
  • Deutsche Telekom's chief executive officer is recorded as Timotheus Höttges[23].
  • Deutsche Telekom's child organization or unit is recorded as T-Mobile US[24].
  • Deutsche Telekom's child organization or unit is recorded as Slovak Telekom[25].
  • Deutsche Telekom's child organization or unit is recorded as T-Mobile Polska[26].
  • Deutsche Telekom's child organization or unit is recorded as T-Mobile Austria[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include DAX[28], EURO STOXX 50[29], TecDAX[30], DivDAX[31], and CDAX[32].

Leadership

Deutsche Telekom's chief executive officer is recorded as Timotheus Höttges[23].

Operations

Deutsche Telekom's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[22]. Subsidiaries include T-Mobile US[24], a telecommunication company[33], in United States[34], founded in 2001[35], headquartered in Bellevue[36]; Slovak Telekom[25], a telecommunication company[37], in Slovakia[38], founded in 1999[39], headquartered in Bratislava[40]; T-Mobile Polska[26], a business[41], in Poland[42], founded in 1996[43], headquartered in Warsaw[44]; T-Mobile Austria[27], a business[45], in Austria[46], founded in 1996[47], headquartered in Vienna[48]; BT Group[49], a business[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1969[52], headquartered in London[53]; and One Albania[54], a telecommunication company[55], in Albania[56], founded in 1996[57], headquartered in Tirana[58].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications[59] and mobile phone industry[60].

Ownership

Owners include Germany[17], a sovereign state[61], in Germany[62], founded in 1949[63]; KfW[18], a national development bank[64], in Germany[65], founded in 1948[66], headquartered in Frankfurt[67]; BlackRock[19], a company[68], in United States[69], founded in 1988[70], headquartered in New York City[71]; Government Pension Fund Global[20], a sovereign wealth fund[72], in Norway[73], founded in 2006[74]; and SoftBank Group[21], a business[75], in Japan[76], founded in 1981[77], headquartered in Minato[78]. Stock exchanges include Frankfurt Stock Exchange[79], New York Stock Exchange[80], London Stock Exchange[81], and Italian Stock Exchange[82].

Recognition

Deutsche Telekom received the BigBrotherAwards[3].

Why It Matters

Deutsche Telekom ranks in the top 3% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,063 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]

FAQs

What awards did Deutsche Telekom receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[3].

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