Who owns T-Mobile? Is T-Mobile owned by Germany?

T-Mobile is a telecommunication network of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech Republic. The T-Mobile brand was first introduced in 1996.

Its name was previously used by subsidiaries in other countries, including Germany (now Deutsche Telekom), Romania (now Telekom România), Slovakia (now Slovak Telekom), and the United Kingdom (now EE Limited).

Globally, T-Mobile International’s subsidiaries had a combined total of approximately 230 million subscribers. It was the world’s thirteenth-largest mobile-phone service provider by subscribers, and the fourth-largest multinational after the UK’s Vodafone, India’s Airtel, and Spain’s Telefónica.

Who owns T-Mobile?

T-Mobile is owned by German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG. n 1999, Deutsche Telekom formed the holding company T-Mobile International AG for its mobile communications subsidiaries.

When T-Mobile International AG existed, the holding company was based in Bonn, Germany, and its subsidiaries operated GSM-, UMTS- and LTE-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The company had financial stakes in mobile operators in both Central and Eastern Europe.

Is T-Mobile owned by Germany?

T-Mobile is a Germany owned company of Deutsche Telekom AG. In December 1999, T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG holding company was founded (later renamed T-Mobile International AG).

In 2002, as DT consolidated its international operations, it anglicized the T-Mobile name to T-Mobile. On 5 July 2005 Deutsche Telekom transformed its structure and adopted a regional setup (Germany, Europe, US).

Where available, the local mobile businesses were combined with the respective local wireline businesses to follow the integrated business approach. In 2009 T-Mobile International AG was merged into Deutsche Telekom AG.