Tag Archives: Deutsche Telekom

T-Mobile Hosts Telco Network API Challenge With hubraum

T-Mobile is working with hubraum, Deutsche Telekom’s tech incubator brand, to host a global API competition. In its announcement today, T-Mobile invited both developers and innovators to explore new business opportunities through the use of APIs.  The competition will focus on five key areas where APIs can be connected with telecoms:  Automotive: For use cases like connected cars or autonomous vehicles. Broadcasting: APIs for broadcasting could improve streaming efficiencies for production teams. Government: Public institutions rely on … [read full article]

Winners of 4th T Challenge Unveiled

T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom have announced the winners of the fourth T Challenge competition. The six winning teams are taking home cash prizes and a chance to develop and implement their technologies with T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom in the US and Europe.  The winners for the 2024 T Challenge are: First place: Synthefy (US) Second place: Invenium (France) Third place: [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces 12 Finalists for 2024 T Challenge

T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom have unveiled their finalists for its 2024 T Challenge.  This year, they have called for innovators from different parts of the world to submit ideas on how AI can improve how telecommunication services operate. The winning teams will win cash prizes of up to €225,000 (or US equivalent).  Now that they have unveiled the 12 finalists, the public has an idea on what to expect this year. All finalists also have a … [read full article]

Deutsche Telekom Plans to Develop New Phone Without Apps

Deutsche Telekom is working with Brain.ai to create a new phone that comes with zero apps. The two plan to unveil the app at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, which will be held in Barcelona later in the month. Through this partnership, the two hope to make computers an extension of the human mind.  The AI phone, as it is called, will break the norm. It is an app-free interface that can predict and generate contextual … [read full article]

T-Mobile Exposed Customer Data to Hackers, Per Lawsuit

A 2022 lawsuit against T-Mobile revealed how T-Mobile exposed the data of its customers to hackers. The lawsuit was filed by an investor in the company that goes by the name Jenna Harper.  As reported by PhoneArena, the lawsuit claimed that T-Mobile has one unified database where its customer data and credentials are organized into. This database then trains AI and machine learning models, which has the tendency … [read full article]

T Challenge 2024 Now Accepting Submissions

For the fourth year in a row, T-Mobile US, Inc. has partnered with Deutsche Telekom AG for the T Challenge competition.  This year, the two companies have invited innovators and disruptors from around the world to compete for a chance to be awarded the best use of AI. The goal of the competition is to use AI to enhance telecommunications, making use of 5G networks to bring about these changes.  In its announcement, T-Mobile revealed the three … [read full article]

T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom Complete 5G SA Testing

T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier have successfully completed testing its 5G Standalone (5G SA) roaming. This accomplishment leverages on the latter’s Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) to complete the first hosted SEPP 5G SA in the world.  Basically, this gives customers on these networks the ability to continue using 5G when they travel internationally. The companies collaborated on this for a couple of months.  Once this new technology gets adopted, these are the benefits that it … [read full article]

2022/2023 T Challenge Winners Announced: Check Out This Year’s Winners Here

T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom have announced the winners of its T Challenge 2023. After six months of competition, the 20 finalists have finally completed the challenge. The finalists were previously announced here. The finalists all presented their solutions to T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom executives in Bonn, Germany. Out of the finalists, six winners were picked for their innovative solutions.  The following are the … [read full article]

Deutsche Telekom now majority stock owner of T-Mobile US

Deutsche Telekom is now the majority owner of T-Mobile US in stock.  The company officially made the announcement in a press release yesterday by its CEO, Timotheus Höttges. The announcement was made at the company’s 2023 annual shareholder meeting, which was held in Bonn, Germany.  Deutsche Telekom increased its ownership in T-Mobile US by investing in a $1 billion deal. This gives DT a 50.2% stake in … [read full article]

Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US unveil new T-DevEdge platform

Earlier today, T-Mobile US unveiled that its partnership with Deutsche Telekom has produced a platform with joint Application Programming Interfaces. The platform, called T-DevEdge, gives global developers an easier and simpler way to create new, connected solutions.  Through these APIs, developers get a direct and simple entry to connectivity on either side of the globe. The announcement also revealed the first companies to adapt to using the new APIs: Siemens Energy and Microsoft.  “We can now share … [read full article]