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Telefónica Deutschland (O2)

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$8.14B

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DE Germany

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2)
Leadership team

Mr. Markus Haas (Chairman of Management Board & CEO)

Mr. Markus Rolle (CFO & Member of Management Board)

Mr. Wolfgang Metze (Chief Consumer Officer & Member of Management Board)

Products/ Services
Telecommunications
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
München, Bayern, Germany
Established
1995
Net Income
100M - 500M
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
O2D.DE
Social Media
URL
https://www.telefonica.de
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Summary
History
Mission
Vision
Key Team
Recognition and Award
References
Summary
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG provides integrated telecommunication services to private and business customers in Germany. It offers mobile and stationery voice and data services; very high data rate digital subscriber line (VDSL) internet services; fiber-to-the-home lines; broadband services, consisting of VDSL, cable, fiber, and fixed mobile substitution services; and machine to machine communication and managed connectivity services. The company also distributes various terminal devices, such as mobile phones; and offers digital products and services in the fields of Internet of Things, as well as O2 Tv, O2 cloud, and O2 Select & Stream. In addition, it provides access to infrastructure and services for its wholesale partners. The company provides its products and services through a network of independently operated franchise and premium partner shops, and online and telesales channels, as well as indirect selling channels, such as partnerships and co-operations with retailers. It markets its products and services under the O2, Blau, AY YILDIZ, Ortel Mobile, Telefonica, and Geeny brand names. As of December 31, 2021, Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG served approximately 45.7 million mobile accesses and 2.3 million fixed-line customers. The company was formerly known as Telefónica Germany Verwaltungs GmbH and changed its name to Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG in September 2012. The company is based in Munich, Germany. Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG is a subsidiary of Telefonica Germany Holdings Limited.
History

Telefónica Germany was founded in 1995 as Viag Interkom, as a joint venture between British Telecommunications , VIAG and Telenor . Viag Interkom was awarded Germany's second GSM-1800 license in February 1997 and began operations on 1 February 1998 in eight cities.

In 2001, BT acquired VIAGs remaining shares for €11.4 billion, and the company was renamed BT Germany, it became a part of BT Wireless, a group of subsidiary companies owned by BT. BT Wireless demerged from BT in 2001 to form mmO2 plc and Viag Interkom was relaunched as O2 Germany.

In 2005, mmO2 plc. of which O2 Germany is a part, was acquired by Spanish telecoms giant, Telefónica. O2 Germany rebranded as Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH.

In 2011, Telefónica O2 Germany merged with HanseNet and renamed the merged company to Telefónica Germany.

In September 2014, Telefónica Germany announced the sale of €3.62 billion in new stock to help finance the acquisition of its competitor E-Plus from KPN. As part of the purchase, Telefónica reduced its stake in its subsidiary to 62.1%.In June 2020, Telefónica announced the sale of 10,100 mobile sites to Telxius for € 1.5 billion.

Mission
Our mission is to make our customers’ lives easier by providing them with the best possible services and solutions. Through our innovative products and personalized customer service, we strive to be the number one digital telecom company in Germany.
Vision
To become the leading digital telecom provider in Germany, transforming the lives of our customers through better connected communication.
Key Team

Mr. Alfons Lösing (Chief Partner & Wholesale Officer and Member of Management Board)

Ms. Valentina Daiber (Chief Officer for Legal & Corp. Affairs and Member of Management Board)

Ms. Nicole Gerhardt (Chief Human Resource Officer, Labour Director & Member of Management Board)

Ms. Marion Polzer (Head of Investor Relations)

Mr. Yelamate Mallikarjuna Rao (Chief Technology & Information Officer and Member of the Exec. Board)

Guido Heitmann (Head of Corp. Communications)

Mr. Christian Arnt Kern (Director of Investor Relations)

Recognition and Awards
Telefónica Deutschland has won numerous awards including; the 2013 German Broadband Award, the 2013 Digital-Lifestyle-Award, the 2014 Connected Living Award, and the Green Telecoms Award.
References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica_Germany

https://in.investing.com/equities/telefonica-deutschland-holding-ag

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/O2D.DE/profile?p=O2D.DE

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/telefonica-germany

https://companiesmarketcap.com/

https://www.telefonica.de

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Telefónica Deutschland (O2)
Leadership team

Mr. Markus Haas (Chairman of Management Board & CEO)

Mr. Markus Rolle (CFO & Member of Management Board)

Mr. Wolfgang Metze (Chief Consumer Officer & Member of Management Board)

Products/ Services
Telecommunications
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
München, Bayern, Germany
Established
1995
Net Income
100M - 500M
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
O2D.DE
Social Media
URL
https://www.telefonica.de