Deutsche Telekom Wins Network Plaudits and Opens Two Fibre Fronts While Extending Buyback
Published on 11/15/2026 at 13:21 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Deutsche Telekom has packed a busy week with fibre groundbreakings, a fresh loyalty-programme fixture and another slice of its share buyback — and capped it with the strongest showing in a German mobile network comparison.
The Bonn-based group confirmed on Thursday that construction has begun on fibre networks in Worms-West and in the subsidised expansion zone in Wismar. The two projects will eventually reach around 10,000 households and businesses in Worms-West and 2,406 in Wismar, spanning both private homes and commercial premises.
Wismar carries the heavier engineering load. More than 198 kilometres of fibre cable and 52 new distribution cabinets are planned there, with completion targeted for October 2029. The connection figures cited describe the households and companies that will be able to sign up once the build-out is finished.
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Top Marks in Mobile Test
On the mobile side, Telekom said on Tuesday that it took first place among four German operators in the network test run by IMTEST and zafaco, earning an overall grade of "sehr gut" with a score of 1.24. Measurements for the comparison ran from 31 August to 27 September. The result follows the company's announcement on 6 November that it had won again in the Computer BILD network test, where it said it led on 5G availability and speed as well as latency.
Customer loyalty got its own upgrade on Wednesday, when Telekom introduced the "Magenta Mittwoch" as a fixed weekly promotions day within its Magenta Moments programme. The new offers and prize draws are bundled into the MeinMagenta app, extending the existing rewards scheme with a regular weekly hook.
Buyback Rolls On
On the capital side, the company's mandatory disclosure of 9 November showed it bought roughly 5.22 million of its own shares in the week from 2 to 6 November inclusive. Since the programme began on 10 August, purchases had reached about 49.4 million shares through 6 November. The board is targeting buybacks of up to EUR 2 billion for 2027.
Analysts are still fine-tuning their models. Goldman Sachs cut its price target to EUR 36 from EUR 38 on 6 November while keeping its buy recommendation. Andrew Lee adjusted his estimates to reflect the quarterly report, current T-Mobile US forecasts and recent currency moves — a trim to the target that stopped well short of a downgrade.
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