Orbán agrees on long-term strategic cooperation with German telecommunications giant

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed the outlooks, challenges and achievements related to digital developments in Hungary with Timotheus Hoettges, chief executive of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, in Budapest on Friday.

According to the press release on the meeting, Orbán and Hoettges were in agreement that digitalisation was of “key importance” to maintaining Hungary’s and Europe’s competitiveness and continue to consider each other “strategic partners” in the endeavour.

Promoting investments and supporting infrastructure development is of fundamental importance to meeting the European Union’s 2030 Digital Decade targets, they said.

Hoettges highlighted Deutsche Telekom’s role in Hungary’s digital development and in giving households and businesses access to the advantages and opportunities offered by the digital world. He noted that Deutsche Telekom’s local unit, Magyar Telekom, had spent over HUF 1,000 billion (EUR 2.7 billion) on capital expenditures in 2014-2022, of which 800 billion had been spent on fixed and mobile network upgrades.