Telefónica Germany

Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (German pronunciation: [teləˌfɔnɪkaː ˈdʒœːɐ̯məniː]; also called Telefónica Deutschland [-ˈdɔʏtʃlant]) is a provider of broadband, landline and mobile telecommunications in Germany. The company trades as O2 (typeset as O2).

Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
Company typeGmbH & Co. OHG
FWB: O2D
MDAX Component
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded29 November 1995 (1995-11-29)
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Germany
Key people
Markus Haas (CEO)
ServicesTelecommunications
Internet Service Provider
Revenue 7.532 billion (2020)
Number of employees
8,500 (2020)
ParentTelefónica (93.1%)
Websitewww.telefonica.de

The company was renamed from Telefónica O2 Germany to Telefónica Germany on 1 April 2011 following the completion of a merger with HanseNet. Telefónica Germany purchased E-Plus on 1 October 2014, unifying the business under O2 brand on 3 February 2016. Telefónica Germany's main competitors are Telekom Deutschland (Deutsche Telekom's German private customer unit) and Vodafone.

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