The future of telecommunications belongs to IT
T-Systems represents a strategic cornerstone for Deutsche Telekom alongside the consumer business. As Deutsche Telekom's business customers arm, the company connects the economy, government and society with the digital lifelines that are now so indispensable to business processes and administrative procedures. There is no other company in the world that offers one-stop ICT like T-Systems. By drawing on comprehensive know-how from both worlds to develop network-centered ICT solutions, the service provider has garnered itself a reputation as the innovation driver for the industry.

On the strength of more than 56,000 employees, T-Systems generated revenue of roughly EUR 12 billion in 2007. Among its customers, spread across more than 20 countries, are multinational groups, public-sector institutions and SMEs.

For example, T-Systems connects the Airbus locations in China with the headquarters in Toulouse and is building a new network in Asia for Bosch. The subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom counts as its customers not only large corporations like Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Deutsche Post World Net and the energy supplier Centrica, but also SMEs such as the Rosenthal porcelain works, Schneidersöhne paper wholesaler and himolla, the upholstered furniture manufacturer. Along with the automotive industry and its suppliers, T-Systems does a solid business in the public sector - with federal, state and municipal governments in Germany and public administrations across the rest of Europe.

The healthcare sector - comprising clinics and health insurance providers - also relies on T-Systems. In the future, when an electronic patient record is sent from a family doctor's office to the hospital using a health card, it is T-Systems that ensures the connection will be fast and the transmission secure. More and more, private consumers are benefiting from the services of the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary without knowing that T-Systems is behind them. For example, when they pay for their regional transportation ticket using their cell phone, book a flight with TUIfly or get the latest traffic updates in their car.

Focusing on "network-centered ICT services"
Deutsche Telekom realized early on that IT and telecommunications would merge. That's why today, T-Systems offers customers a network-centered IT infrastructure - in other words, services that link IT and telecommunications seamlessly, just like fixed-line networks and mobile communications.

Being network-centered allows the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary to develop and operate ICT solutions like satellite-based toll systems. IT and telecommunications interact to locate trucks, enter their trip data and even bill for fees. What's more, the company can offer its customers cutting-edge operating models - for example, the ability to use software applications like SAP on the web according to their needs. Today, when it comes to supplying customers with dynamically scalable SAP services, T-Systems takes first place globally.

IT becomes growth driver in telecommunications business
Among T-Systems' assets are data centers with the software and the lines with the necessary bandwidth. This is a strategic advantage, because as the conventional fixed-line business sees its revenues continually shrinking, IT is increasingly becoming the driver for telecommunications. Customers who get their software on the web, buy fares with their cell phones or surf the Internet on the train or in the car, are using the full capacity of Deutsche Telekom's fixed-line and mobile communications network - and the tendency is on the rise.

The market for business customers is growing in IT and particularly with new ICT solutions. Take the health insurance provider DAK, for example: the company's conventional phone system has been completely replaced with an IT solution supplied via an IP-based data and voice network from the T-Systems data center. DAK employees log in to the network with their phones, just as they have long been doing with their PCs. The system then knows exactly who is available and can redirect calls as needed, reducing futile call attempts by 90 percent.

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