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Over 20,000 4G cellular sites: O₂ network expansion offensive makes great progress 07.09.20 \| Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ has broken the 20,000 mark for 4G coverage of mobile phone sites with its current network expansion offensive. Since the beginning of the year, the network operator has set up around 4,000 4G stations to provide numerous towns and districts with mobile O₂ high-speed networks for the first time. In addition, more than 2,000 additional 4G stations are in operation at existing locations to provide more capacity and higher surfing speeds for mobile data use. Thus, O₂ network engineers have improved the 4G mobile coverage for over 5.5 million people in the O₂ network since the beginning of the year. The 4G mobile communications standard enables O₂ customers to use all digital applications even when they are on the move.
Mercedes-Benz Cars opens "Factory 56": Production facilities are connected in real time via O₂ 5G campus network 02.09.20 \| Today, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Cars put one of the world's most modern car production facilities into operation - an all-digital, flexible and green factory - the "Factory 56". A core element of the new, fully networked production facility in Sindelfingen will be the 5G campus network that Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ has built for Mercedes-Benz Cars in cooperation with network equipment supplier Ericsson. The fifth generation of mobile communications will connect machines and systems intelligently, securely, wirelessly and in real time. In future, the network will be used in ongoing automobile production.
Cooperation with Amazon Web Services and Ericsson drives new industrial 5G solutions: Telefónica Germany / O₂ builds new 5G core network in the cloud 01.09.20 \| Telefónica Germany / O₂ is the first German network operator to build its 5G core network as well as crucial 5G network functions for new industry solutions in the cloud. Via the cloud-based 5G core network, new industry solutions can be developed faster, production and logistics processes can be automated even more and applications implemented in real-time (edge computing). In an industrial use case proof of concept, Telefónica Germany / O₂ will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its proven cloud infrastructure to virtualize its 5G core. In addition, the company is relying on 5G core and orchestration components from the Swedish telecommunications supplier Ericsson.
Strategic cooperation: Telefónica Deutschland selects Tech Mahindra to support efficient network and services operations 19.08.20 \| Telecommunications provider Telefónica Deutschland and Tech Mahindra Ltd, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, have agreed on a strategic cooperation in the network and services operations segment.	Credits: Telefónica Deutschland
On the way to the "New Normality": Telefónica Deutschland is gearing up its cooperation for the future with five decisive steps 11.08.20 \| Telefónica Germany wants to build on the knowledge gained during the COVID-19 special situation and anchor positive changes for the future. To this end, the company presented the corresponding direction to its approximately 8,500 employees on August 10, 2020. With "5 Bold Moves" - five decisive steps - the cooperation is to be aligned to the digital working world of tomorrow: Working Anywhere, Working Anytime, Outcome-based Leadership, Digital by Default and 70% Less Travel.

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Over 20,000 4G cellular sites: O₂ network expansion offensive makes great progress 07.09.20 \| Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ has broken the 20,000 mark for 4G coverage of mobile phone sites with its current network expansion offensive. Since the beginning of the year, the network operator has set up around 4,000 4G stations to provide numerous towns and districts with mobile O₂ high-speed networks for the first time. In addition, more than 2,000 additional 4G stations are in operation at existing locations to provide more capacity and higher surfing speeds for mobile data use. Thus, O₂ network engineers have improved the 4G mobile coverage for over 5.5 million people in the O₂ network since the beginning of the year. The 4G mobile communications standard enables O₂ customers to use all digital applications even when they are on the move.
Mercedes-Benz Cars opens "Factory 56": Production facilities are connected in real time via O₂ 5G campus network 02.09.20 \| Today, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Cars put one of the world's most modern car production facilities into operation - an all-digital, flexible and green factory - the "Factory 56". A core element of the new, fully networked production facility in Sindelfingen will be the 5G campus network that Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ has built for Mercedes-Benz Cars in cooperation with network equipment supplier Ericsson. The fifth generation of mobile communications will connect machines and systems intelligently, securely, wirelessly and in real time. In future, the network will be used in ongoing automobile production.
Cooperation with Amazon Web Services and Ericsson drives new industrial 5G solutions: Telefónica Germany / O₂ builds new 5G core network in the cloud 01.09.20 \| Telefónica Germany / O₂ is the first German network operator to build its 5G core network as well as crucial 5G network functions for new industry solutions in the cloud. Via the cloud-based 5G core network, new industry solutions can be developed faster, production and logistics processes can be automated even more and applications implemented in real-time (edge computing). In an industrial use case proof of concept, Telefónica Germany / O₂ will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its proven cloud infrastructure to virtualize its 5G core. In addition, the company is relying on 5G core and orchestration components from the Swedish telecommunications supplier Ericsson.
Strategic cooperation: Telefónica Deutschland selects Tech Mahindra to support efficient network and services operations 19.08.20 \| Telecommunications provider Telefónica Deutschland and Tech Mahindra Ltd, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, have agreed on a strategic cooperation in the network and services operations segment.	Credits: Telefónica Deutschland
On the way to the "New Normality": Telefónica Deutschland is gearing up its cooperation for the future with five decisive steps 11.08.20 \| Telefónica Germany wants to build on the knowledge gained during the COVID-19 special situation and anchor positive changes for the future. To this end, the company presented the corresponding direction to its approximately 8,500 employees on August 10, 2020. With "5 Bold Moves" - five decisive steps - the cooperation is to be aligned to the digital working world of tomorrow: Working Anywhere, Working Anytime, Outcome-based Leadership, Digital by Default and 70% Less Travel.