1&1 Versatel Germany

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

• No
  1&1 Versatel is not retail-only; it builds and owns large fiber-optic backbone (67,000+ km) in addition to retail sales (Source), (Source).

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

• No
  1&1 Versatel is not wholesale-only; it sells tailored telecom/ICT services directly to businesses in addition to providing wholesale infrastructure services (Source).

Business-only ISP?

• No
  1&1 Versatel is not business-only; it sells tailored telecom/ICT services directly to businesses but also provides wholesale infrastructure services (Source).

Owns Networks

• 1&1 Versatel Germany DSL — 1999-11-23
  1&1 Versatel owns 1&1 Versatel DSL network (Source), (Source).
• 1&1 Versatel Germany Fibre Backbone — 1999-11-23
  1&1 Versatel owns 1&1 Versatel Fiber Backbone network (Source), (Source).
• 1&1 Versatel Germany FTTC
  1&1 Versatel owns 1&1 Versatel FTTC network (Source), (Source).

Sells Over Networks

• 1&1 Versatel Germany DSL — 1999-11-23
  1&1 Versatel uses its own 1&1 Versatel DSL network (Source), (Source).
• 1&1 Versatel Germany Fibre Backbone — 1999-11-23
  1&1 Versatel uses its own 1&1 Versatel Fiber Backbone network (Source), (Source).
• 1&1 Versatel Germany FTTC
  1&1 Versatel uses its own 1&1 Versatel FTTC network (Source), (Source).

Corporate Relationships

• ← ownership: 1&1 Germany — 2025-11-30
  1&1 AG acquired 1&1 Versatel from United Internet for approx. €1.3bn; economic effect 30 November 2025 (Source).
• ← ownership: United Internet Germany — 2014-01-01 – 2025-11-30
  United Internet owned 1&1 Versatel until intra-group sale to 1&1 AG in November 2025 (Source), (Source).

Consolidations

• Consolidated into: 1&1 Germany — announced 2025-11-21; completed 2025-11-30 (merged, acquired, dissolved)
  United Internet sold 1&1 Versatel to 1&1 AG for approx. €1.3bn; economic effect 30 November 2025 (Source).