Detecon International GmbH is a German management and technology consulting company headquartered in Cologne. Established in 1977, it is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group and advises corporate and public sector organizations on digital transformation, IT and technology strategy, and telecommunications.Detecon also serves as a consulting partner for the Advisory Services division of Telekom subsidiary T-Systems International GmbH[1].
History
The company was founded in 1977 under the name Deutsche Telepost Consulting as an affiliated entity of Deutsche Bundespost in Bonn, with a focus on providing consulting services to the international telecommunications industry.
Its current structure dates back to 1 August 2002, when a merger with Diebold Deutschland GmbH created the present-day Detecon International GmbH. Diebold itself had been founded in 1954 by John Diebold in New York City and established a presence in Germany in 1959. Ownership of Diebold Deutschland later transferred to debis Systemhaus GmbH, a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG, in 1991.
Following Deutsche Telekom’s acquisition of