Deutsche Telekom CEO Takes Swipe at Rival’s Troubled 5G Rollout

Deutsche Telekom AG boss Tim Hoettges took a shot at Germany’s fourth mobile operator 1&1 AG, describing the newcomer’s much-delayed 5G network as “just one big white spot.”

While Hoettges didn’t explicitly name 1&1, he called out the nation’s newest network for struggling to roll out its own 5G infrastructure after winning spectrum in 2019, leaving large parts of the country uncovered. This is despite coming from a “privileged perspective” with some of the best spectrum, Hoettges said at Deutsche Telekom’s annual general meeting on Wednesday.