Full-service for active and passive infrastructure

Deutsche Funkturm is a key player in developing infrastructure for German mobile network operators, broadcasters, operators of radio relays, and the radio networks of authorities and other institutions.

The company was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and has had the U.S. company DigitalBridge and Canada's Brookfield as additional shareholders since 2023. With a portfolio of around 35,200 antenna sites in Germany, Deutsche Funkturm is the largest operator of radio infrastructure in Germany. It is represented throughout Germany, and the company is headquartered in Münster.

As a full-service provider of active and passive infrastructure, Deutsche Funkturm acquires, plans, realizes, operates, and markets radio sites throughout Germany. Its portfolio includes towers, masts, rooftop sites, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and small cells. The company is a major contributor to the development of infrastructure for mobile communications providers in Germany. Its current focus is on LTE and 5G.

For the European Aviation Network (EAN), the world's first radio network for airplanes that combines satellite communication and LTE, Deutsche Funkturm acquired, planned, and built the entire ground-based network with about 300 transmitting stations in 30 European countries.