Deutsche Telekom recent began preparations for another multi-million-euro investment in an industrial AI data centre it opened in Munich, Germany earlier this year.
The company approached Nvidia to boost capacity after being swamped by demand.
Nvidia’s B300 Blackwell Ultra Generation GPUs are being added to B200 systems already in play at the so-called AI Factory, doubling the number of such chips as Deutsche Telekom looks to take capacity to 20MW.
The operator stated industrial players can use the data centre to model physical AI activities and train models. The site is being accessed by companies of various sizes, research organisations and public sector bodies keen to employ the technology.
Deutsche Telekom is pumping €250 million into the expansion, adding to its original €1 billion commitment which got the site up and running in February.
Deployment
T-Systems CEO and Deutsche Telekom board member Ferri Abolhassan said the initial site is now “at capacity”, having attracted big names including Siemens and Daimler Truck.
He said “a strong project pipeline indicates further demand” and the next phase would help shift “AI computing capacity in Germany from pilot projects to broad industrial deployment”.
Deutsche Telekom indicated its data centre expansion could spearhead a deeper investment in the region of Bavaria. Talks with partners “are at an intensive stage”, though deals are reliant on financial conditions and the viability of the economic model.
German officials praised the speed of Deutsche Telekom’s work on the AI Factory.
Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation, Karsten Wildberger, noted the operator is announcing the expansion around a year after revealing the data centre plan. “This is exactly the mindset and pace we need to win the AI race for Germany and Europe.”
Katherina Reiche, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, said Germany has a “competitive advantage” in the AI-era through the “process expertise” built “over decades”.
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