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Nov 4 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), opens new tab and Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab are launching an AI cloud for industrial applications in a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) partnership that is set to go live in the first quarter of 2026, the German group said on Tuesday. The cloud will operate from a refurbished Munich data centre housing up to 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell graphics processing units (GPUs), with SAP (SAPG.DE), opens new tab providing the software stack for the cloud, Deutsche Telekom said. Advertisement · Scroll to continueReport Ad Companies will be able to book computing power as needed to develop industrial AI applications, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges told a press conference. The cloud will also serve public services and defence sectors, he added. "We've taken more than 100 companies on board ... (and) investments to the tune of 750 billion (euros) have been promised," said German Minister for Digital Transformation Karsten Wilderberger, who also took part in the conference, referring to the government's "Made for Germany" initiative aimed at boosting growth in the country. "If we learn that the industry, the public services are using this infrastructure, Deutsche Telekom is willing to double down on these investments," Hoettges added. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the artificial intelligence giant was also willing to invest more in the country. Deutsche Telekom said the cloud would be used to develop AI-powered robots to automate factories and train large language models. Agile Robots, a Germany-based company whose robots are already being used to build the Munich data centre, is among the early adopters of the service, its CEO Zhaopeng Chen told the conference. Another early user, German drone maker Quantum Systems told reporters it would use the cloud to develop air- and sea-based drones for surveillance and military purposes. ($1 = 0.8575 euros) Ad Break Coming Up NEXT StayNext OffEnglish 180p288p360p480p540p576p720pHD1080pHDAuto (180p) About ConnatixV2139381526 About ConnatixV2139381526 Continue watchingafter the adVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE Reporting by Leo Marchandon, Marleen Kaesebier and Maria Rugamer in Gdansk; editing by Matthias Williams and Milla Nissi-Prussak Purchase Licensing Rights Zoom in on the key points of this story with Reuters AI Marleen KaesebierThomson ReutersMarleen is a reporter based in Gdansk, Poland, where she focuses on covering German and Swiss markets and company news. Previously, she interned in German radio, produced work for the BBC World Service and graduated from the Columbia Journalism School.EmailLinkedinLeo MarchandonThomson ReutersLeo is a news reporter based in Gdansk, focusing on the media, telecoms, and technology sectors in France and the Benelux countries. Prior to this, he worked in France, covering regional and business news, including politics, policies, economy and business with strong focus on tech startups.Email
