May 13 Reuters Deutsche Telekom reported quarterly core profit and revenue above market estimates on Friday, boosted by its U.S. unit, TMobile, along with growth in its European business, and lifted its fullyear outlook.

Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases EBITDA AL stood at 9.87 billion euros 10.26 billion, beating consensus estimates of 9.55 billion euros in a poll of analysts published by the company.

The telecoms operator39;s firstquarter revenue increased by 6.2 to 28 billion euros, just above consensus estimates of 27.87 billion euros.

This was a strong start to the new year, CFO Christian Illek said in a statement. We are continuing to grow on an organic basis and are therefore in a position to raise our guidance for 2022.

The company now expects to post adjusted EBITDA AL of more than 36.6 billion euros in 2022, up from the previous guidance of around 36.5 billion euros.

Last month, Deutsche Telekom bought additional shares in TMobile from SoftBank for 2.4 billion, raising its stake in the U.S. company to 48.4 and within touching distance of a majority stake.

TMobile, which accounts for threefifths of group revenue, has been gaining subscribers following its merger with Sprint and as it rolls out its 5G service.

In the latest quarter, TMobile added 1.3 million customers who pay their bills monthly, lifting its subscriber base to 109.5 million customers.

Deutsche Telekom reported 54 million mobile customers…