Deutsche Telekom Laboratories are Telekom's research and development institute. Established under private law, this scientific facility is an affiliated institute of the renowned Technische Universität (TU) Berlin. At Telekom Laboratories, more than 350 scientists from around the world and experts from the Telekom Group develop new, innovative services and solutions for the Group's customers. The founding of new start-up companies is another way the Group utilizes Telekom Laboratories' results.
Cooperation with the TU Berlin, other universities and industry partners creates a bridge between business and science in order to turn ideas into marketable innovations as quickly as possible. Telekom Laboratories’ innovative processes are based on "open innovation" principles that enable the free exchange of ideas and information between selected institutions and companies. The objective is to capture synergy effects and to continue enhancing research results, as quickly and efficiently as possible, through interchange. This also encompasses the inclusion of users and customers in the innovation process, as enabled by a number of inventive methods.
As part of its activities, Telekom Laboratories focuses on four domains: Products & Applications, Infrastructure, Security, User-centered Innovation
Telekom Laboratories is divided into two areas: The Innovation Development Laboratory focuses on near-market developments with a time horizon of 18 months to three years. In the Strategic Research Laboratory, scientists holding seven professorships work on long-term technology and applied research:
Intelligent Networks and Management of Distributed Systems, Quality and Usability Lab,
Security in Telecommunications, Service-centric Networking, Design Research, Assessment
of IP-based Applications, Autonomous Security
Aside from its Berlin headquarters, Telekom Laboratories also operate facilities in Darmstadt (Germany), Beer Sheva (Israel) and Los Altos (United States).
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