Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA have launched the world’s first Industrial AI Cloud, marking a pivotal moment in Germany’s industrial transformation. The platform, set to go live in early 2026, is designed as a sovereign, enterprise-grade infrastructure that combines Deutsche Telekom’s trusted network and data center expertise with NVIDIA’s cutting-edge AI and digital twin technologies, including the Omniverse platform. The announcement took place at Berlin’s historic Gasometer, where federal ministers, industry leaders, and technology partners gathered to support Germany’s push toward a new era of industrial innovation. Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges emphasized the need for a homegrown technological stack to ensure German industry remains competitive in the AI-driven future. “We have to build a stack here in Germany which is enabling our industry to participate in this next-generation evolution of industrialization,” he said. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang described the Industrial AI Cloud as a new kind of factory—one that produces intelligence rather than physical goods. “These computers are the modern versions of factories,” he said. “These are factories, just like factories of cars and all the industrial factories of Germany, these are factories of intelligence.” He praised Germany’s legacy of engineering precision and highlighted the platform as a cornerstone of the “Made for Germany” initiative. Built in German data centers and powered by up to 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs, the Industrial AI Cloud integrates state-of-the-art hardware like DGX B200 systems and RTX PRO Servers with software including NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Omniverse. The platform is designed to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable AI capabilities for key sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, robotics, healthcare, energy, and pharmaceuticals. Enterprises will gain early access to large-scale GPU capacity starting in 2026, with flexible contracts tailored for rapid deployment. The infrastructure will support advanced applications such as digital twins, predictive maintenance, AI-driven robotics, and large-scale molecular simulations, including training next-generation foundation models using real-world production data. SAP CEO Christian Klein underscored the platform’s role as a bridge between technology and industry, with the SAP Business Technology Platform serving as the secure, open backbone for developing and operating AI-powered applications at scale. Federal leaders also highlighted the strategic importance of the initiative. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, and Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space, called the Industrial AI Cloud the first tangible outcome of the “Made for Germany” strategy—aimed at revitalizing the national economy through sovereign AI. Major industrial partners are already joining the ecosystem. Siemens plans to leverage the cloud to accelerate AI adoption across its operations and for customer-facing solutions. Automakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW will use the platform to run complex AI-powered digital twin simulations, significantly speeding up vehicle design and testing. Live demonstrations showcased real-world applications. Agile Robots presented its H10-W robot, highlighting how the Industrial AI Cloud will serve as a scalable platform for training and validating robotic foundation models. Wandelbots demonstrated its NOVA system, which uses digital twins and AI to modernize factory floors by enabling AI-driven testing, training, and optimization. The Industrial AI Cloud represents a major leap forward in Europe’s quest for technological sovereignty, offering a secure, high-performance foundation for the next phase of Industry 4.0. As Huang put it, “This is the next industrial revolution in combination with your industries. It’s going to be enormously important—and I think it’s going to be the beginning of a new phase of growth and innovation for Germany.”