LIFE Reports – Reports on Telecommunications

In a series of studies, the reports briefly address, in sharp focus, a range of aspects of digital life and work. Take a look at the interesting graphics, breakdowns of basic facts, and entertaining details.

  • Smart Payments

    Smart Payments

    Everything that we used to carry in our wallets or pocketbooks can now be stored in our cell phones. Deutsche Telekom and TNS surveyed consumers in Germany and the United States to find out what they think about this payment technology – and what they expect from it.
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  • The Germans and their telephones

    The Germans and their telephones

    The telephone gets 150 years old - for this anniversary the Life*Flash comes up with funny and exciting information towards the topic. Take a look who phones longest in Germany and with whom!
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  • Television the way I want it – Flexible television for flexible lifestyles

    Television the way I want it – Flexible television for flexible lifestyles

    Watching television is Germany’s favorite leisure activity. Why is the television switched on? Do women watch television in a different way from men? “Television how I want it” provides an insight and explains the extent to which IPTV has already found its way into German living rooms.
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  • Sustainability to Go – From street demo to smartphone

    Sustainability to Go – From street demo to smartphone

    What does the online public think of sustainable consumption? Can a smartphone make everyday life more environmentally friendly? The Life Report "Nachhaltigkeit to Go" (Sustainability to Go) illustrates what German onliners think about various aspects of corporate responsibility and sustainable consumption.
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  • How secure is surfing in Germany? – Caution and carelessness in the Internet

    How secure is surfing in Germany? – Caution and carelessness in the Internet

    The Internet is the key to participation in our modern society. At the same time, fraudsters, viruses and cyber crooks lurk in the Internet. How do people deal with this? TNS Infratest has carried out more than 1,600 online interviews on behalf of Deutsche Telekomto find out how safely users in Germany move around the Web.
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  • Network benefits – What Germans want, know and expect from their mobile network

    Network benefits – What Germans want, know and expect from their mobile network

    Ring up your best friend on the move, download the latest songs of your favorite band and check the news: for most Germans it is a matter of course that they can do all this and much more with their cell phone. On behalf of Telekom, TNS Infratest has carried out an up-to-date representative survey to find out what Germans know about their mobile networks, what they desire and what they expect.
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  • Mobile surfers – Smartphones riding a wave of success

    Mobile surfers – Smartphones riding a wave of success

    What is my best friend doing? What is happening in the world right now? Just a few years ago the answers to all of these questions were tied to a specific location. Since then, a great deal has changed: Smartphones in particular are making Internet information – and much more – available anywhere, anytime. A recent survey conducted by TNS Infratest on behalf of Deutsche Telekom shows that more and more Germans consider their smartphone to be an indispensable companion.
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