Tencent Cloud has announced the launch of a new availability zone in Frankfurt at Mobile World Congress (MWC), bringing its European footprint to three availability zones in Germany. The expansion, set to open to customers in Q2 2026, enhances performance, resilience, capacity, and compliance for European organizations adopting cloud and AI services.
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The new zone addresses increasing European demand for high-performance, secure cloud infrastructure amid accelerating AI adoption. By providing local data hosting and regulatory alignment, Tencent Cloud enables compliant, transparent operations while delivering low-latency access to a broad portfolio of services.
Accelerating Adoption of HY 3D AI Creation Engine Europe's creator and digital industries are rapidly embracing Tencent Cloud's HY 3D AI platform, which generates high-quality 3D assets from text, images, or multimodal inputs in minutes. Key partners include Germany's 3D AI Studio, co-developing scalable generative solutions; Lithuania-based CGTrader, planning AI-enhanced workflows for its global marketplace; and Maxon, integrating the engine into its Cinema 4D software for iPad and desktop, with availability targeted for late 2026.
Supporting Mission-Critical Fintech Growth Tencent Cloud has powered iyzico BV's first European cloud production platform, enabling secure, high-availability scaling of virtual payment services for over 185,000 merchants across the EU. The full-stack architecture supports mission-critical workloads with strong availability and compliance.
"The launch of our new Frankfurt Availability Zone reflects Tencent Cloud's long-term commitment to Europe and providing businesses with choice as they scale AI and platform-as-a-service solutions," said Fred Sun, General Manager, Tencent Cloud Europe. "We are seeing strong momentum across the region, from companies adopting advanced 3D AI solutions, to fintech platforms handling mission-critical workloads, and this new capacity ensures our customers have the performance, resilience and security they need to grow with confidence."
"Drawing on our experience integrating AI across Weixin/WeChat, one of the world's largest digital ecosystems, we bring real-world insight into operating AI at scale. But every market is different. That's why we build with our customers, not just for them, co-developing solutions to create what's right for their users and ecosystems."
Connecting Europe to Global Opportunities Tencent Cloud offers European businesses pathways to Asian markets through its infrastructure, expertise, and regional insights. Innovations like Palm AI—deployed in transport, retail, and enterprise settings in Asia—demonstrate scalable, efficient AI applications with potential for European adaptation. The company's global network supports long-term digital transformation across industries.
About Tencent Cloud
Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.
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