Tech Mahindra has expanded its partnership with Telefonica Germany to develop a next-generation private cloud platform and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. The multi-year engagement aims to accelerate cloud-native transformation and support telecom and enterprise workload modernisation.
Focus on scalable digital infrastructure
According to a press release by Tech Mahindra, the platform will create a scalable, open, and future-ready digital infrastructure foundation. It combines Tech Mahindra's end-to-end platform engineering and AI-first operations with Telefonica Germany's telecom infrastructure modernisation objectives. The platform will serve as a blueprint for open digital infrastructure transformation at the enterprise level.
Platform components and capabilities
The platform includes building blocks of Compute, Storage, Backup, Containers, Graphics Processing Units (GPU), and Ransomware Protection as a Service. This setup is expected to empower Telefonica Germany with a flexible cloud environment that supports cloud-native innovation, AI-led operations, and long-term infrastructure transformation. It will also help accelerate infrastructure sovereignty, telco cloud advancements, reduce dependency on proprietary virtualisation environments, and strengthen business-to-business (B2B) monetisation capabilities through a unified strategic partnership model.
Executive insights on the partnership
Harshul Asnani, President and Head of Europe Business at Tech Mahindra, stated: "Telcos are looking for open, scalable, and cloud-native infrastructure environments that support evolving digital service demands while optimising operational efficiency. Our partnership with Telefonica Germany reflects a shared commitment to building a solution that combines Automation, flexibility, and resilience. By leveraging platform engineering, cloud-native technologies, and AI-driven automation, we are creating a strong foundation for next-generation telecom infrastructure and enabling enterprise and business-to-business (B2B) growth."
AI-driven automation and PaaS offering
Tech Mahindra will leverage AI-driven automation, cloud-native orchestration, infrastructure-as-code frameworks, and self-service platform management capabilities to support the PaaS offering. The platform is designed to enhance AI-first automation, operational flexibility, and resilience while supporting both traditional and next-generation infrastructure services for telecom and enterprise businesses across Germany.
Telefonica Germany's perspective
Markus Ruwisch, Head of Infrastructure Platforms & Services at Telefonica Germany, said the partnership supports the company's strategy to modernise infrastructure through a more open, flexible, and resilient PaaS architecture. The deal further strengthens Tech Mahindra's position as a strategic transformation and platform engineering partner for telecom operators in Europe, expanding opportunities across managed services, cloud transformation, platform engineering, and telecom infrastructure modernisation.
