Press Releases

08.05.24 | Telecommunications provider O₂ Telefónica launches the 5G Cloud Core, a new 5G core network built entirely in the cloud, using technologies from European network equipment provider Nokia and from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

02.05.24 | Telefónica and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that the companies have launched their first virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN commercial site in Germany. It is the first time that Samsung’s 5G vRAN solution is being used in a commercial network in Germany. The site is now operating in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, providing high-performance and reliable 4G and 5G services to customers.

05.04.24 | Telecommunications provider O₂ Telefónica is trialling the 5G technology "5G RedCap" (Reduced Capability) to connect Internet-of-Things devices cost-effectively. Thanks to new radio modules in the end devices, 5G RedCap enables reduced 5G networking of wearables, industrial sensors and monitoring systems adapted to the actual application purposes. The devices can thus be produced, integrated into the network and operated more cost-effectively.

28.03.24 | In 2023, O₂ Telefónica improved its sustainability performance in all three dimensions (environment - social - governance) and achieved the best ESG rating in the telecommunications industry worldwide.

19.03.24 | Five years ago, the 2019 frequency auction marked the start of the 5G rollout in Germany. Today, O₂ Telefónica's 5G network already reaches 95 per cent of the population. Whether Berlin or Braunschweig, Munich or Mönchengladbach - O₂ Telefónica has covered almost one hundred per cent of Germany's largest cities with 5G. The majority of rural regions and an increasing number of transport routes are also ready for the future thanks to the fast 5G rollout. Current figures from O₂ Telefónica show that mobile data usage in Germany will continue to increase exponentially with 5G.