Deutsche Telekom unveiled plans to launch a new independent cloud offering as part of a push around European sovereignty and respond to concerns about a reliance on technology outside the continent.

The Germany-based operator stated its T Cloud service will officially roll-out at the Digital X event held in Cologne tomorrow (10 September), pledging to provide different services to customers “at different levels of sovereignty”.

In its statement, the company pointed to the findings from the Draghi report from 2024, which found the EU is dependent on technologies from abroad for digital products, services and infrastructure.

“This poses financial operational and strategical risks for companies and governments: unpredictable cost explosions, interruptions to critical processes or supply chains and threats to intellectual property and sensitive data,” Deutsche Telekom stated.

Through T Cloud, the provider noted instead of closed systems, it would pursue a multi-cloud approach and integrate a wide variety of platforms into a “seamless partner ecosystem”.

These include a public and private cloud offering and a cloud service which offers customers support based on workflows and differing types of data. It will also incorporate an AI cloud play in partnership with Nvidia for data centres, operations, sales and security.

Ferri Abolhassan, CEO of T-Systems said T Cloud “is the answer to Europe’s call for greater digital self-determination”.

Head of T Cloud Lars Neumann added the offering “combines digital sovereignty with investment security and sustainable benefits – locally anchored, globally connectable, tailored to the needs of the customer”.