Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom Partner to Strengthen Security of European Digital Infrastructure

Strategic Collaboration Combines Cloudflare’s Connectivity and Security Platform With Deutsche Telekom’s European Network and Enterprise Expertise

Deutsche Telekom AG and Cloudflare have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the security, resilience and performance of digital infrastructure for enterprise customers across Europe.

Under the partnership, Deutsche Telekom will expand its enterprise portfolio with Cloudflare’s security and connectivity solutions. The companies will also directly interconnect their networks, giving European businesses access to Cloudflare’s global connectivity cloud alongside Deutsche Telekom’s telecommunications infrastructure and enterprise services. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

The collaboration will also help Cloudflare expand its presence in the European market, while T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise business, will add Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud capabilities covering performance, reliability and security.

Cloudflare will also be able to leverage Deutsche Telekom’s established sales and service organization to support enterprise customers across Europe. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Partnership Targets Security and Resilience

As enterprises increasingly operate distributed, cloud-based and AI-powered IT environments, the need for strong security, performance and resilience continues to grow.

The partnership brings together the complementary capabilities of both companies. Deutsche Telekom contributes its European telecommunications infrastructure and established enterprise relationships, while T-Systems adds expertise in consulting, integration and managed services.

Cloudflare brings its global connectivity cloud together with its portfolio of network and security solutions. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Stephanie Cohen, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudflare, said the collaboration combines Cloudflare’s connectivity and security capabilities with Deutsche Telekom’s infrastructure expertise and customer reach.

“By combining Cloudflare’s global connectivity and security platform with Deutsche Telekom’s infrastructure expertise and customer reach, we are helping organizations secure their networks, strengthen their resilience, and accelerate transformations at a global scale,” Cohen said. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Kerstin Baumgart, Director Wholesale and Member of the Board of Management of Telekom Deutschland, said the partnership is intended to help European customers advance their digital infrastructure while maintaining high levels of security and resilience.

She added that directly connecting the two companies’ networks will allow customers to benefit from their complementary infrastructure capabilities. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Direct Network Interconnection to Support Enterprise Services

The technical collaboration will directly connect the Deutsche Telekom and Cloudflare networks, with the partners targeting improved end-to-end network quality and greater resilience.

The network cooperation forms part of a wider collaboration focused on delivering secure digital services across areas including network security, application security, cloud environments and AI infrastructure. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Cloudflare Security Solutions to Expand Deutsche Telekom Portfolio

As part of the agreement, Deutsche Telekom will add Cloudflare security solutions to its enterprise portfolio.

The solutions will address the protection of applications, networks, data and increasingly important AI workloads.

To support deployment and ongoing operations, Deutsche Telekom will train and certify its professionals on the Cloudflare platform. This is intended to allow customers to access support through a single provider covering consulting, implementation, operations and managed security services. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

Focus on Digital Sovereignty and Post-Quantum Security

Beyond the immediate portfolio and channel partnership, Deutsche Telekom and Cloudflare plan to work together on approaches addressing the changing security and digital sovereignty requirements of European enterprises.

The companies intend to combine their capabilities to develop solutions focused on security and resilience while helping protect critical data and infrastructure from both current and emerging threats.

The collaboration will also explore the use of scalable advanced post-quantum cryptography to address future security challenges. Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom

The partnership marks an effort by both companies to combine global connectivity, telecommunications infrastructure, enterprise services and cybersecurity capabilities as European organizations continue their transition toward increasingly cloud-based and AI-enabled digital environments.