KDDI, Sakura Internet and Hi-Res to establish GPU system in Japan
Companies aim to develop system to enable stable and rapid use of GPUs
News - KDDI
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Sharp closes sale of LCD factory in Osaka to KDDI for AI data center
Second deal for Osaka plant following SoftBank sale
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J-Power and KDDI agree 51.5MW wind PPA in Hokkaido, Japan
Expected to be commissioned in 2028
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KDDI to acquire former Sharp LCD manufacturing plant in Osaka, convert it into a data center
Data center set to go live in March 2026
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Japanese cloud companies to build Nvidia AI infrastructure
Efforts supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
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Kyocera plans to sell down its 15% stake in KDDI - report
Wants to sell around a third of the stake
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Groq closes $640m funding round; hires Meta and former HP and Intel execs
Latest round values company at $2.8bn
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Telehouse launches services from three data centers in Toronto, Canada
Company relaunches 151 and 250 Front Street and 905 King Street after acquisition
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Sharp and KDDI to build 'Asia's largest AI data center' in Osaka, Japan
Former LCD screen factory will host newest Nvidia GPUs
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Telehouse appoints Kenkichi Honda as European MD
Honda was previously director at KDDI
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Japanese government to fund $470m AI supercomputer
Funding will be split between five companies
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Google invests $1bn in two new subsea cables connecting the US and Japan
Cables will be built by NEC Corp
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Coloware expands at 151 Front Street West facility in Toronto
Details have not been disclosed
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GITAI tests robot-built lunar communications tower on Earth
Early test in partnership with KDDI
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KDDI to deploy telecoms infrastructure for Philippines' first subway system
Subway project due to complete in 2029
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KDDI deploys Starlink services to support restoration efforts following earthquake
The services are supporting Japan's Self-Defense Forces
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Vodafone strikes satellite deal with Amazon's Project Kuiper
Will provide 4G and 5G to underserved areas
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KDDI’s Telehouse acquires Allied Properties’ data center portfolio for $1 billion
Company takes over three facilities in Toronto, Canada
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Telehouse launches data center in Bangkok, Thailand
9.5MVA facility goes live
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Ericsson pairs with Japan's KDDI to deploy sub-terrain antennas for underground 5G base stations
Will support KDDI's deployment of manhole-shaped 5G base stations
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KDDI acquires stake in Internet Initiative Japan
Japanese telco to buy shares from NTT, become IIJ’s largest shareholder
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KDDI moves online payment applications to Oracle Database
Telco also using Oracle Cloud for disaster recovery
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KDDI taps into Wind River for commercial deployment of 5G vRAN sites
KDDI kicked off its 5G vRAN deployment in Osaka, Japan
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KDDI kicks off deployment of 5G Open vRAN sites in Japan
In partnership with Samsung and Fujitsu
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Unity consortium looks to double capacity US-Japan subsea cable with Infinera
System to use Infinera’s ICE6 800G solution
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KDDI launches first Starlink-powered mobile tower in Japan
The mobile tower has gone live in Hatsushima, a remote island in Sagami Bay
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Telehouse Europe appoints Takayo Takamuro as MD
Prime hires Renee Dowis as VP of Procurement, Elea hires Gustavo Pereira as networks director
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Starlink now available in Japan, confirms SpaceX
Japan is the first Asian country to access Starlink services