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# Deutsche Telekom confirms EUR 1 billion Nvidia-backed AI factory plan
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-08-deutsche-telekom-nvidia-ai-factory-nrw/
- Published: 2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:22.000Z
- Description: Deutsche Telekom chief executive Tim Hoettges said Telekom, Nvidia and Brookfield are developing a roughly EUR 1 billion AI factory in North Rhine-Westphalia, due to launch in the first quarter of 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Telco Titans, 8 August 2025](https://www.telcotitans.com/deutsche-telekomwatch/deutsche-telekom-lines-up-brookfield-for-ai-data-centre-investment/9541.article?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the separate EU AI gigafactory bid for the same region has been awarded.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)