Our research projects develop existing technologies based on the continuous scouting of forward-looking trends. Our research often targets nascent developments that are still haven´t quite taken shape. The results of the projects carried out by our Strategic Research Laboratory can therefore only be put to commercial use over the long term.

Top-Flight International Research

Telekom Laboratories contributes in a direct way to Deutsche Telekom’s innovation strategy by helping make emerging communications technologies a standardized part of business processes. Its researchers focus on topics that address users’ present and future needs as outlined in the Group’s innovation strategy. By partnering Telekom Laboratories with university-based specialists, Deutsche Telekom can ensure that its innovation process benefits from top-flight international research.

Successful Results Transfer

Telekom Laboratories assembles a different project team for each of its research projects. In an initial evaluation phase, the team draws up application scenarios and mission statements. It then evaluates the project in terms of market environment and user needs before making a recommendation for subsequent work.

During the following development stage, test environments, demonstrator programs and prototypes are created which subsequently serve as the basis for a real-world business model. This transfer from theory to practice has been a key factor in Telekom Laboratories’ ongoing success. As a result, in 2007 it again increased its material contribution to Deutsche Telekom’s strategic lines of business.