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What is a AI, a digital twin or voicification? Complex subjects explained simply. If you click on a letter you will find more articles.

5G

Basic information on the 5G network

What is 5G? We present interesting facts about the network of the future and show the advantages of 5G technology for man and machine.

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Telekom uses these 5G frequencies in Germany

In 2019, Telekom bought its 5G frequencies at auction for EUR 2.17 billion. Barely more than one and a half years later, 64 million people in Germany can surf with 5G. Read now which 5G frequencies Telekom is using.

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5G in industrial campus networks

5G is the foundation for campus networks and the automated production processes of Industry 4.0.

LTE or 5G? Both!

How does Dynamic Spectrum Sharing work?

The 5G network in Germany is growing. Deutsche Telekom already supplies more than 40 million people with the latest mobile communications standard. A new key technology makes this possible.

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What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a mixture of mathematics/statistics and information science/data processing. 

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What is Generative Artificial Intelligence?

We explain Artificial Intelligence (AI) simply. And in this case, "we" includes the AI, because it had a hand in it.

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Why artificial intelligence needs ethical “guide rails”

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a great deal of potential but also harbors many risks. To ensure this new key technology can deliver its positive potential for us humans, it requires an ethical framework.

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This is Augmented Reality

This is behind "immersive media" and the abbreviations VR, AR and MR.

Easy & simple: Automated Driving

Automated Driving

Self-propelled cars are no longer dreams of the future.

5G network as important foundation for autonomous driving

5G network as foundation for autonomous driving

A few years ago, self-propelled cars were merely a vision in a science fiction film. Today, the first semi-automated vehicles with various assistance systems drive on our roads. Even autonomous driving is no longer just a dream.

Blockchain

Blockchain

Blockchain - on everyone's lips, and yet only a blurred picture is forming in the head? We try to explain it simply and compactly.

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Blockchain technology simply explained

Learn more about blockchain technology and how the Open Telekom Cloud makes the technology secure and sustainable.

Easy & simple: Campus network

Campus network

Campus networks are custom mobile networks for the industry.

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Cloud Gaming

When the term Cloud Gaming is mentioned, the expression "Netflix for Gaming" is not far away. But what does it mean in concrete terms? We explain it to you!

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Easy and simple: Cloudification

Cloud, Cloudification - Cloud? Huh? What's behind it is really exciting. Read here what it has to do with the Deutsche Telekom network. 

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Climate protection at Deutsche Telekom

With specific, measurable climate targets, Telekom is helping meet the Paris Agreement’s goal.

Digital identity: What is it?

Digital identity: What is it?

Standards for digital identities could help to securely accompany the digitization of society.

A digital twin is a digital replica of a real object.

Digital twin

Digital twins are now opening up completely new possibilities for innovation.

Easy & simple: edge Computing

Edge Computing

With Edge Computing, data processing is brought closer to where it is needed.

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“E” as easy

"The future belongs to the eSIM card." The 'e' in eSIM doesn't just stand for 'embedded'.

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Fiber-optic cable as the optical waveguide for fast internet

How is a fiber-optic cable structured? How do optical waveguides work? How are optical waveguide cables laid? Learn more about fiber-optic lines here.

Easy & simple: immersive

Immersive

This is behind "immersive media" and the abbreviations VR, AR and MR.

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Industrial language

The Internet of Things connects machines, products and computers. The problem is that the machines do not speak a standardized language.

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What are international data spaces?

It's about a new way of sharing data. An attempt of a definition.

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Interoperability

It’s a familiar scene: no sooner has a plane touched down at an airport, then the chaotic sound of tens of mobile devices kicks off.  

Neuartige Fasern machen Handtücher, Fußabtreter oder andere Textilien intelligent

Low Latency

For both lifelike virtual reality experiences and safe self-driving autonomous vehicles, there is one requirement that trumps all others: you need a network that can respond almost in real time.

Magenta Moments: Exclusive presents and benefits for Telekom customers

Simply explained: Magenta Moments - the loyalty program

Satisfied and loyal customers are the most important thing at Deutsche Telekom. That's why we have the "Magenta Moments" loyalty program - exclusively for all residential customers in Germany.

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Machine to Machine

The way machines exchange information in this way is referred to as machine-to-machine communication, or M2M for short.

Easy and simple: Natural Language Understanding

Machine learning

The material from which artificial intelligence dreams are made.

The physical and digital worlds are merging into a virtual world: This is possibly what the Web of tomorrow will look like.

What is Metaverse?

We explain "Metaverse" or "Web 3.0": the vision of a world in which we immerse ourselves via glasses and move and meet as avatars.

IoT Narrow Band

The NarrowBand Internet of things

The IoT is no longer a question of handling only a few hundred smartphones inside every radio cell.

Easy and simple: Natural Language Understanding

Natural Language Understanding

NLU is the system that makes you chat naturally with a bot.

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Easily explained: Network APIs

APIs are standard in IT, but not yet on networks. Deutsche Telekom will provide these useful interfaces in the future. You can find out exactly what they are for here.

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Network slicing

Users and applications can have highly specific demand for data rates, speeds and capacities. Network slicing is a means to achieve this.

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Easy and simple: Networks with no limit

All good things come from above: Deutsche Telekom plans to expand its network into space.

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What is open source? 

More and more development projects are working with open source.  But how does it work?

Mit einem solchen Sensor ausgestattet, wissen Mülleimer selbst, wann sie voll sind. Damit die Entleerung besser geplant werden.

Predictive Maintenance

Knowing in advance when something will go wrong with your own machine: what probably almost everybody wants is possible today, thanks to Deutsche Telekom.

What is quantum mechanics? It is the physics of the smallest parts.

Quantum Computing

A quantum computer achieves significantly more computing power with qubits than a supercomputer with bits. How this works, simply explained.

Easy and simple: RDK-B

Behind the scenes, Deutsche Telekom is turning its router development around for its customers. We explain what the abbreviation RDK-B has to do with it.

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Real time

What happens in real time occurs straightaway. But in IT that’s not really the case.

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Sustainable devices and packaging

DT's products and packaging are thus becoming increasingly sustainable.

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Easy and simple: Sustainability for companies

Companies not only have to meet regulatory requirements. They also have to take over ecological and social responsibility.

Mit einem solchen Sensor ausgestattet, wissen Mülleimer selbst, wann sie voll sind. Damit die Entleerung besser geplant werden.

Sensors

Sensors make dumb things smart. They are at the root of any Internet of Things solution, breathing intelligence into otherwise dumb objects and devices.

Easy & simple: Virtual fiber

Virtual Fiber

Virtual fiber wirelessly straddles “the last mile”.

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Voicification

Farewell to apps, remote control and keyboard: voice control is one of the major trends of our time. 

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