A head-turning partnership in the German mobile market–Vodafone and 1&1 want to end their rivalry and get together. What does their new cooperation entail? Could this closing of ranks between two old rivals pave the
There is a dispute among network providers in Germany. 1&1 complains, a Vodafone subsidiary does not meet the agreed rollout targets for 1&1's 5G network. The true reason could be, that the powerful provider wants to make it more difficult for the smaller rival to access further frequencies precisely with this fact, so the suspicion. Now the Bundeskartellamt is to examine whether a targeted strategy distorts competition.
Germany admonishes consequences in case of unfulfilled frequency requirements in mobile communications (Image: Presse Bundesnetzagentur) Mobile network operators could face expensive fines for the first time if they fail to
1&1 is preparing to set up a fourth German mobile network - but with a delay. (Source: 1&1) By the end of the year, 1&1 should have built at least
The three established mobile operators could live well with an extension of the 800 MHz frequencies, but not newcomer 1&1 (Source: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) The frequencies below 1 GHz
Successful together: 1&1 Drillisch and Telefónica cooperate in Germany. (Bild: pixabay/liggraphy) 1&1 Drillisch has accepted Telefónica's offer of national roaming. The company will thus be able to use Telefónica's network
With Open RAN, transmitting and receiving technology from different manufacturers can be used. (Image: Erich Westendarp / Pixabay) The open architecture Open RAN is supposed to enable more freedom of
The battle between Telefónica and 1&1 for the technical conditions of network access and an appropriate remuneration is fought with a hard battle ( Image: kalhh, stux (Pixabay) / Composition: H. Jacob)
