DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

This company is a German-based firm engaged in the provision of telecommunication and information technology services. It was established in 1996 when the former state-owned monopoly Deutsche Bundespost was privatised. Its registered head office is located in Bonn, Germany.The company is recognized as Europe's largest integrated telecommunications company and parent company of T-mobile, the world's fourth largest wireless carrier. It focuses on four key growth segments of the global telecom market: communications, network access services, consumer Internet services, and integrated information technology and telecommunications solutions. The company is also one of the world's leading telecommunications companies; and the third largest carrier in the world. It offers its customers the entire spectrum of information technology and telecommunications services from a single source. The company is represented in about 50 countries worldwide. As one of Europe's largest telecommunications providers, the company is also present in the most important markets in Europe, Asia and America.The company offers fixed-network services, including voice and data communication services based on fixed-network and broadband technology; and sells terminal equipment and other hardware products, as well as services to resellers. The company also provides mobile voice and data services to consumers and business customers; sells mobile handsets and other hardware products; and sells mobile services to resellers and to companies that purchases and markets network services independently to third parties, such as mobile virtual network operators. In addition, it offers Internet services; Internet-based TV products and services for consumers; and information and communication technology systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions with an infrastructure of data centers and networks under the T-Systems brand, as well as provides integrated solutions for the digital age.The company has approximately 165 million mobile customers, and 29 million fixed-network and 19 million broadband lines. It has a strategic partnership with Inmarsat plc to develop the European Aviation Network; and SK Telecom in the fields of services, such as Internet of Things and related research and development services.