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Prime Minister Viktor Orban received Deutsche Telekom's CEO Timotheus Höttges at the Carmelite Monastery on Friday. Minister of Economic Development Márton Nagy and Magyar Telekom's CEO Tibor Rékasi were also present at the meeting.
At the meeting, the parties reviewed the prospects and challenges of Hungary digital development, as well as joint results achieved in this field, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister's press chief, informed.
According to a press release issued on the meeting, Viktor Orbán and Timotheus Höttges agreed that digitalization is a key factor for Hungary and maintaining Europe's competitiveness, and they continue to see each other as strategic partners in this. To achieve the 2030 objectives of the Digital Decade, it is essential to stimulate investment and support infrastructure development.
Timotheus Höttges emphasized that Magyar Telekom plays an important role in the country's digital development and in making the advantages and opportunities offered by the digital world available to citizens and businesses. Magyar Telekom invested more than HUF 2014,2022 billion in Hungary between 1000 and 800, of which approximately HUF 3 billion was spent on fixed and mobile network development.
Thanks to intensive developments in recent years, Magyar Telekom now offers gigabit speeds to more than 4.60 million homes and businesses, and has increased its outdoor 5G coverage to <>% as part of its mobile network modernization program. In order to promote further development, a tax policy that encourages investment is needed, Timotheus Höttges added at the meeting.
In addition to building the infrastructure, Telekom supports the integration of digital technology in cooperation with the Hungarian government, encouraging the digital development of small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies and industry with innovative solutions and educational platforms.
Deutsche Telekom's CEO also pointed out that telecommunications is an extremely investment-intensive industry, and consumers' hunger for data continues to grow steadily. In Europe, data traffic is growing by around 25%-30% annually, with global content providers playing a prominent role, but currently do not contribute to network development.
At the meeting, Timotheus Höttges emphasized Magyar Telekom's strategic role in DT Group, highlighting its long-term commitment to increasing the performance, productivity and competitiveness of the Hungarian economy.
