Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA announced plans to create the World’s First Industrial AI Cloud, a €1 billion joint effort to change the face of German manufacturing. This is an independent, enterprise-class platform that is set to launch in early 2026, bringing unparalleled AI infrastructure to European companies. This is a landmark in terms of industry digitization, where Deutsche Telekom, with its established foundation, joins forces with NVIDIA’s advanced AI capabilities to drive the industrial evolution in Germany.
Revolutionary infrastructure for enabling industrial AI in Germany
The Industrial AI Cloud is far more than just cloud computing. It actually is ‘intelligence factories.’ It has been created in German data centers using up to 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs. It will give companies in the manufacturing, automobile, robotics, healthcare, energy, and pharmaceutical sectors access to computational power for AI. It has abilities for various industries to create ‘digital twins’ or ‘robotic solutions.’
It leverages cutting-edge NVIDIA technology, ranging from its DGX B200 nodes to its RTX PRO Servers, and advanced software products – NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NVIDIA Omniverse. It is completely integrated into Deutsche Telekom’s cloud and network ecosystem, giving businesses a holistic solution for deploying industrial AI. Companies can look forward to initial access to GPU resources at scale from contracts that are fast-tracked beginning in early 2026.
Some essential elements for infrastructure are:
- More than 1,000 NVIDIA DGX B200 Systems and NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers
- Up to 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for acceleration tasks
- NVIDIA CUDA-X, Omniverse, and AI Enterprise Software Integrations
- Full renovation of data centers in Munich
- Sovereign German-Based Infrastructure for Ensuring Data Protection Requirements
Building strategic collaborations to form an entire industrial AI ecosystem
The Industrial AI Cloud has attracted an ever-growing number of partners in technology and industry to work together to promote European AI expertise. SAP acts as the interface between technology and industry, offering its SAP Business Technology Platform as the software-based foundation for secure and reliable application development and operation. “Deutschland-Stack” emerges from this partnership to ensure data protection, security, and reliability to the highest standards for data sovereignty.
Large industrial partners, including Siemens, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, will exploit the platform for complex simulations using AI-enabled ‘digital twins’ for fast-tracking vehicle development cycles. Robotics companies like Agile Robots and Wandelbots are already proving the practical applications of the platform, with live demos showcasing AI-enabled robotics at work on factory floors.
Competitive advantages place Europe on track for AI leadership
“This partnership recognizes Europe’s need for its own AI infrastructure to develop, train, and deploy AI applications on its own soil rather than on clouds provided by other countries,” Jensen Huang said. “AI is also elevating Germany’s renowned engineering capabilities and industry expertise to new heights as it becomes the first country to launch its Industrial AI Cloud,” he added.
The Industrial AI Cloud enables next-generation foundation models to be trained on actual production data for use in anything from predictive maintenance to molecular simulation. This infrastructure will give a major push to Industry 4.0 projects and marks “the beginning of a new phase of growth and innovation for Germany,” as explained by Huang. This is also ensured to be a sovereign platform that allows European companies to continue controlling their data and AI development.
Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA’s Industrial AI Cloud mark the beginning of a paradigm shift for European industries with its ability to integrate advanced technology and concepts for sovereign infrastructure. This massive €1 billion investment has shown a drastic commitment to fostering AI development for Germany while ensuring data sovereignty and security. As it readies to launch in early 2026, it is going to bring Germany to the top AI hub for Europe.
