21 Other operating income

Income from the disposal of non-current assets of EUR 0.2 billion resulted from the further optimization of the real estate portfolio in the Group Headquarters & Group Services segment and of EUR 0.1 billion from the sale of IP addresses related to the former Sprint’s fiber-optic-based wireline network in the United States. Income from insurance compensation of EUR 0.2 billion resulted from refunds from insurance companies in connection with damage sustained in the catastrophic flooding in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate in July 2021 and of EUR 0.1 billion from refunds from insurance companies for expenses arising in connection with the cyberattack on T‑Mobile US in August 2021. Gains resulting from deconsolidations and from the sale of stakes accounted for using the equity method of EUR 1.7 billion were attributable to the loss of control over the GlasfaserPlus entities. The sale of T‑Mobile Netherlands resulted in a gain on deconsolidation of EUR 0.9 billion, which was determined taking the repayment of internal shareholder loans and the net assets on the date of deconsolidation into account. The loss of control over DIV II gave rise to a gain on deconsolidation of EUR 0.1 billion. In the prior year, gains resulting from deconsolidations and from the sale of stakes accounted for using the equity method were attributable to the sale of the Dutch cell tower company T‑Mobile Infra to DIV II and its subsequent contribution into Cellnex NL in connection with the combination of the cell tower business in the Netherlands. Other operating income also includes a payment of EUR 0.2 billion in connection with the settlement of a series of patent disputes between T‑Mobile US and a competitor as well as a large number of individual items at marginal amounts.

For further information on the aforementioned business transactions, please refer to the section “Changes in the composition of the Group and other transactions” under “Summary of accounting policies.”