Telefónica Germany
O2's German headquarters in Munich | |
| Company type | GmbH & Co. OHG |
|---|---|
| FWB: O2D MDAX Component | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 29 November 1995 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Germany |
Key people | Markus Haas (CEO) |
| Services | Telecommunications Internet Service Provider |
| Revenue | €7.532 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2020) |
| Parent | Telefónica (96.8%) |
| Website | www |
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).
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 1&1 Mobilfunk, Telekom Deutschland (Deutsche Telekom's German private customer unit) and Vodafone.