NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating to build the world's first industrial AI cloud located in Germany, representing the nation's single largest AI deployment. The infrastructure will feature 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs spanning NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers, along with NVIDIA networking and AI software, to accelerate manufacturing applications including design, engineering, simulation, digital twins and robotics.
Deutsche Telekom will operate the AI factory and provide cloud computing resources to Europe's industrial ecosystem. The partnership was announced during NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as part of his European tour following London Tech Week and GTC Paris at VivaTech.
The initiative addresses critical infrastructure needs as demand for data centre capacity is expected to triple over the next five years to 5 gigawatts, according to a Deloitte study. Customers will access NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries and NVIDIA RTX- and Omniverse-accelerated workloads from software providers including Siemens, Ansys, Cadence and Rescale.
NEURA Robotics, a Germany-based cognitive robotics pioneer, will utilise the computing resources for training centres powering its Neuraverse platform—a networked robot ecosystem enabling robots to learn from each other across industrial and domestic applications. The platform creates an app-store-like hub for robotic intelligence covering tasks like welding and ironing.
"In the era of AI, every manufacturer needs two factories: one for making things, and one for creating the intelligence that powers them," said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. "By building Europe's first industrial AI infrastructure, we're enabling the region's leading industrial companies to advance simulation-first, AI-driven manufacturing."
The deployment serves as preparation for Germany's AI gigafactory initiative, a 100,000 GPU-powered programme backed by the European Union scheduled to go online in 2027.
The infrastructure provides strategic technology access to Germany's Mittelstand small- and medium-sized businesses, academia, research institutions and major enterprises. Approximately 900 Germany-based NVIDIA Inception programme members will be eligible to access AI resources, with upskilling opportunities available through NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute.
The deployment establishes Europe's sovereign AI infrastructure foundation while addressing manufacturing sector digital transformation requirements. Success depends on effective utilisation across diverse industrial applications and seamless integration with existing enterprise workflows. The initiative positions Germany competitively in global AI development while maintaining data sovereignty.