by Ekrem Duman | Aug 5, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Data Infrastructure, Startup
⚡ TL;DRFrankfurt hosts one of the world's largest internet exchanges and Europe's densest concentration of data centres, built there because of network interconnection rather than because of power or land. Artificial intelligence workloads have changed...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 5, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Data Infrastructure, Startup
⚡ TL;DRGermany spent two decades upgrading copper telephone lines instead of replacing them with fibre, because the upgrades were cheaper and delivered adequate speeds at the time. That decision left the country well behind European peers in fibre coverage, and...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 5, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Data Infrastructure, Startup
⚡ TL;DRAxel Springer was a newspaper publisher that used print cash flow to buy classifieds and digital marketplaces, then took private equity investment, delisted, and eventually separated the media business from the classifieds business entirely. The...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 5, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Data Infrastructure, Startup
⚡ TL;DRBertelsmann is one of the world's largest media groups and it has no listed shares. Ownership sits with a foundation and a family-controlled entity that separates capital from voting rights, which allows the group to make acquisitions and absorb...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 5, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Data Infrastructure, Startup
⚡ TL;DRDeutsche Telekom holds a controlling majority of T-Mobile US, which reached roughly fifty-four per cent by April 2026 and generates the majority of group sales and the bulk of its profit growth. A German company listed in Frankfurt is now valued primarily...
