Industry Sectors

IT & Telecommunications

The communication and information technology industries have become the driving force behind Germany’s service sector, itself a rapidly growing economy.

The German telecommunications industry has one of the world's most technologically advanced systems and is the largest in Europe, commanding a 28% share of the European market.

Deutsche Telekom AG is the third largest carrier in the world and includes online services and a cable TV network.

A digitised switching system services the nation via a network of fibre-optic and coaxial cables, plus microwave radio relay and a domestic satellite system.

The German fibre-optic network is the densest in the world.