Japan's Cloud Leaders Partner with NVIDIA to Build Advanced AI Infrastructure
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TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA AI Summit Japan"NVIDIA today announced that Japan cloud leaders SoftBank (TYO:9984) Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI (OTC:KDDIF), Rutilea and SAKURA internet are building AI infrastructure with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and
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TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA AI Summit Japan -- NVIDIA today announced that Japan cloud leaders SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea and SAKURA internet are building AI infrastructure with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and software to accelerate
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TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA AI Summit Japan"NVIDIA today announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan's sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking billions of dollars in AI revenue
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Japan Cloud Leaders Build NVIDIA AI Infrastructure to Transform Industries for the Age of AI
TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA AI Summit Japan -- NVIDIA today announced that Japan cloud leaders SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea and SAKURA internet are building AI infrastructure with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and software to accelerate
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NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. Accelerate Japan's Journey to Global AI Powerhouse
, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI Summit Japan -- today announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan's sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking billions of dollars in AI revenue opportunities for telecommunications
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NVIDIA announces collaborations with major Japanese cloud providers to develop AI infrastructure, aiming to transform industries and position Japan as a global AI powerhouse.
NVIDIA Collaborates with Japanese Cloud Leaders
NVIDIA has announced significant partnerships with leading Japanese cloud providers to build advanced AI infrastructure across the country
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. This initiative aims to accelerate Japan's transformation into a global AI powerhouse, focusing on key industries such as robotics, automotive, healthcare, and telecommunications1
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.Key Partnerships and Infrastructure Development
Several major Japanese cloud providers are participating in this initiative:
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SoftBank Corp.: Adopting NVIDIA Blackwell platforms to build Japan's most powerful AI supercomputers, including the world's first NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX B200 systems
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GMO Internet Group: Launching GMO GPU Cloud, featuring NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs and other NVIDIA technologies
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Highreso: Establishing AI data centers powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing, with plans to provide access to 1,600 NVIDIA GPUs
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KDDI: Implementing AI computing infrastructure with NVIDIA HGX systems for generative AI and LLM development
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Rutilea: Doubling its NVIDIA Hopper computing capacity for LLM development
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SAKURA internet: Expanding its cloud services with NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and planning to install NVIDIA HGX B200 infrastructure
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Government Support and Regional Development
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is supporting these initiatives through a program to supply critical compute resources across industries
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. The cloud providers are strategically locating their AI data centers in central, northern, and western regions of Japan to support national and regional development1
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.AI-RAN: A Breakthrough in Telecommunications
NVIDIA and SoftBank have successfully piloted the world's first combined AI and 5G telecom network, known as AI-RAN (Artificial Intelligence Radio Access Network)
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. This breakthrough could potentially unlock billions of dollars in AI revenue for telecom operators worldwide3
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Economic Impact and Future Prospects
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, emphasized the potential benefits for Japanese companies in this new AI-driven industrial revolution
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. The collaboration aims to supercharge productivity through AI agents and create "dual factories" – new AI factories producing software intelligence for existing products and machines1
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.NVIDIA estimates that telco operators can earn approximately $5 in AI inference revenue for every $1 of capital expenditure invested in new AI-RAN infrastructure
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. SoftBank projects a potential return of up to 219% for each AI-RAN server added to its infrastructure3
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.Sustainable Development
SAKURA internet plans to power its Ishikari data center, which will host NVIDIA HGX B200 infrastructure, entirely with renewable energy by 2027
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. This aligns with the growing trend of sustainable AI infrastructure development.References
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