CR Fields of Activity
The CR strategy defines three fields of activity, which are the focus of our commitment.
Connecting to broadband networks.
In the modern information and knowledge society, nationwide broadband access is an essential part of the basic infrastructure. Mobile and fixed broadband networks must be available for all people and companies. Growth and prosperity depend on how quickly and to what extent this goal is reached.
The availability of modern communications networks acts as a central production factor and driver of employment. It forms a basis for the establishment of industry, gives impetus to research and education and in general makes an important contribution to economic growth and international competitiveness.
Broadband Internet also underpins personal and family networking. Only broadband enables users to access all of the fast growing range of services, including digital health and education portals, as well as online information and entertainment offerings.
Social bridge.
Broadband networks enable people to get the most out of the social side of the information and knowledge society. They act as a crucial bridge for individuals, but also for society as a whole. This view is also shared by politicians: the European Union and its Member States, as well as the USA, have great expectations for the expansion of mobile and fixed broadband networks. They are considered to be a key driver of economic development and revival of national economies in the present financial crisis. The German Federal Government also sees the expansion of broadband networks as a central challenge for the future. At the start of 2009, its broadband strategy set ambitious targets for nationwide, high-performance broadband supply.
Ensuring a nationwide broadband supply.
Access to high-performance telecommunications networks varies widely from region to region: Inhabitants of larger towns and cities have access to several broadband networks with high transmission rates, such as VDSL
and UMTS. However, many people in “white spots”, which are mostly rural, still have no broadband access at all. Supplying high-speed Internet access to population groups affected by the so-called digital divide is an urgent priority. Analyses by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology confirm the need for expansion: of the more than 12,000 municipalities in Germany, 600 could not be provided with a broadband infrastructure in 2008. In our Central and Eastern European markets, the undersupply of broadband Internet is substantially greater. This is due to the fact that fixed network lines are historically less widespread in these regions. Deutsche Telekom wants to deal with this problem effectively and release the full economic and social potential of broadband communications. That is why it is pushing ahead with the expansion of mobile and fixed broadband networks. The goal is to enable as many people as possible in our markets to get access to high-speed Internet.
The availability of modern communications networks acts as a central production factor and driver of employment. It forms a basis for the establishment of industry, gives impetus to research and education and in general makes an important contribution to economic growth and international competitiveness.
Broadband Internet also underpins personal and family networking. Only broadband enables users to access all of the fast growing range of services, including digital health and education portals, as well as online information and entertainment offerings.
Most of the investments to cover the "white spots" on the map in Germany in 2008 were made by Deutsche Telekom.
Broadband networks enable people to get the most out of the social side of the information and knowledge society. They act as a crucial bridge for individuals, but also for society as a whole. This view is also shared by politicians: the European Union and its Member States, as well as the USA, have great expectations for the expansion of mobile and fixed broadband networks. They are considered to be a key driver of economic development and revival of national economies in the present financial crisis. The German Federal Government also sees the expansion of broadband networks as a central challenge for the future. At the start of 2009, its broadband strategy set ambitious targets for nationwide, high-performance broadband supply.
Ensuring a nationwide broadband supply.
Access to high-performance telecommunications networks varies widely from region to region: Inhabitants of larger towns and cities have access to several broadband networks with high transmission rates, such as VDSL
and UMTS. However, many people in “white spots”, which are mostly rural, still have no broadband access at all. Supplying high-speed Internet access to population groups affected by the so-called digital divide is an urgent priority. Analyses by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology confirm the need for expansion: of the more than 12,000 municipalities in Germany, 600 could not be provided with a broadband infrastructure in 2008. In our Central and Eastern European markets, the undersupply of broadband Internet is substantially greater. This is due to the fact that fixed network lines are historically less widespread in these regions. Deutsche Telekom wants to deal with this problem effectively and release the full economic and social potential of broadband communications. That is why it is pushing ahead with the expansion of mobile and fixed broadband networks. The goal is to enable as many people as possible in our markets to get access to high-speed Internet.
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