Polarise: Munich AI Factory

Munich AI Factory (Tucherpark) is an AI focused data center deployment located in Munich’s Tucherpark, publicly described by Deutsche Telekom as an “AI factory for industry” that forms the basis of its “Industrial AI Cloud.”

Industry reporting describes the facility as a data center operated by Polarise, with Deutsche Telekom launching the NVIDIA powered AI factory at the Munich Tucherpark site.

Deutsche Telekom states the AI factory was created by gutting and fundamentally modernizing an existing data center building in Tucherpark with an area of around 10,700 square meters (facility area statement), but detailed facility engineering specifications (power MW, redundancy topology, certifications scope) are not published in the cited public materials.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Facility identity (operator stated, third party news): Identified publicly as the “AI factory” in Munich’s Tucherpark for Deutsche Telekom’s Industrial AI Cloud; Polarise is referenced as the data center partner and (in third party reporting) as the operator of the data center facility.

Site context (operator stated): Deutsche Telekom states an existing data center in Munich with an area of around 10,700 m² in Tucherpark was gutted and modernized for the AI factory.

Compute platform (operator stated): Deutsche Telekom describes the AI factory as NVIDIA powered and positioned for sovereign, high performance AI computing; third party coverage reports the deployment comprises around 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, including NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and NVIDIA RTX PRO server GPUs.

Delivery timeline (third party news): Industry reporting indicates the AI factory was announced to go live in early 2026 and was subsequently reported as launched/operational in February 2026.

Sustainability positioning (third party news): A real estate and infrastructure article states the Tucherpark AI factory is embedded in a sustainability strategy, including reuse of waste heat to supply surrounding buildings and use of the Eisbach for cooling (as reported).

Power, redundancy, cooling architecture details (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Facility specific security systems (CCTV, mantraps, biometrics, guard force, access policies): Not publicly disclosed.

Compliance certifications (facility specific ISO SOC PCI, certificate IDs, audit scope): Not publicly disclosed.

Data protection, security, availability positioning (operator stated): Deutsche Telekom states the AI factory is operated on German soil under strict requirements for data protection, security, and availability, but does not publish facility level certification identifiers or audit scope details in the cited materials.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier neutrality, carriers on net, meet me room details, cross connect products, cloud on ramps (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.

Internet Exchange (IX): Not publicly disclosed.

💼 Who It Serves

Industrial and enterprise organizations seeking sovereign AI compute capacity in Germany, where Deutsche Telekom positions the Industrial AI Cloud as high performance AI computing for business and industry use cases.

Research institutions and public sector organizations, where Deutsche Telekom and T Systems state the platform provides sovereign AI compute capacity for organizations in Germany and Europe.

Early referenced users cited by Deutsche Telekom and T Systems, including companies such as Agile Robots and PhysicsX using AI computing capacities (examples of participation, not a complete customer list).