Deutsche Telekom has extended its strategic alliance with Google Cloud through 2030, committing to deepen integration of AI and cloud infrastructure across its IT systems, business applications, and network operations. The agreement includes migrating Deutsche Telekom’s SAP systems to Google Cloud and scaling AI-powered capabilities across key business units. The companies aim to accelerate operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and support new service models through cloud-native architectures.
A central initiative under the renewed partnership is the deployment of Deutsche Telekom’s One Data Ecosystem (ODE), a secure platform that consolidates on-premises data systems and enables AI-driven decision-making. Deutsche Telekom is also embracing Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, including Gemini large language models, to develop next-generation tools for autonomous network management and real-time customer interaction. This includes use cases such as real-time translation and visual text recognition integrated directly into the MyMagenta consumer app.
The partnership also covers SAP2SKY, the migration of Deutsche Telekom’s SAP landscape to Google Cloud, where the telecom provider plans to unify and modernize its IT estate. The program will improve scalability, efficiency, and compliance, while giving Deutsche Telekom the ability to rapidly adapt to market changes and innovation cycles. By using Google Cloud’s infrastructure and AI tools, the company plans to shift toward more intelligent, self-optimizing network architectures and personalized services at scale.
• Strategic partnership extended to 2030
• Focused on cloud transformation, AI integration, and digital operations.
• Covers IT systems, SAP migration, customer platforms, and networks.
• One Data Ecosystem (ODE)
• Consolidates data infrastructure to support real-time AI use cases.
• Enhances data processing and analytics with regulatory compliance.
• SAP2SKY initiative
• Migrates Deutsche Telekom’s SAP estate to Google Cloud.
• Improves flexibility, operational performance, and scalability.
• AI-powered solutions with Vertex AI and Gemini models
• Enables autonomous network agents for real-time fault detection.
• Powers multimodal interactions in the MyMagenta app with voice and vision capabilities.
“By leveraging data and AI, we are improving agility and optimizing digital solutions across all our business entities, software engineering, and customer interfaces,” said Stefan Schloter, CIO Europe at Deutsche Telekom. “Our collaboration with Google Cloud further strengthens these efforts.”
