Germany’s Drillisch in deals with D.Telekom, Telefonica Deutschland

BERLIN: German independent telecom 1&1 Drillisch said on Monday it had agreed to expand its fibre-optic cooperation with Deutsche Telekom and accepted an improved national roaming offer with Telefonica Deutschland.

The deals advance Drillisch’s plans to roll out a fourth 5G network in Germany, the subsidiary of United Internet said, and sent its shares and those of its parent sharply higher in early trading.