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In December 2023, Arteria Networks Corporation and AT Tokyo Corporation decided to lay a communication optical fiber cable across Tokyo Bay, a first in Japan, connecting the Toyosu-Ariake area, which hosts a concentration of IT companies, with the Shibaura-Shinagawa area.   What underlies this decision?   The backdrop for the installation of the communication optical […]

As previously reported, NTT and Tokyo Electric Power have jointly established a new company and agreed to jointly develop data center and battery storage businesses. This time, I will focus on introducing the battery storage business.   Outlook for the Battery Storage Business   NTT Anode Energy and Tokyo Electric Power Holdings have agreed to […]

Tokyo Electric Power Holdings and NTT announced on December 19, 2023, two new initiatives in their collaborative business.   Data Center Business   The first is the data center business. NTT Data Group, NTT Global Data Centers, and Tokyo Electric Power Grid have agreed to jointly develop and operate a new company in the Inzai […]

We have previously reported on the trend of decentralizing data centers to regional areas. This time, we will look at the movements of SoftBank, which plans to construct a data center in Hokkaido.   Meeting between SoftBank President Miyakawa and Hokkaido Governor Suzuki   SoftBank has officially decided in November to gradually develop Japan’s largest […]

Amid the issues of centralization of data centers becoming apparent, the government is working on decentralizing data centers to regional areas. Several ministries have already started projects and considerations in this regard.   Data Center Construction Revealed in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture   It has been revealed that a Tokyo-based company is constructing a large-scale […]

During a recent trade mission from Ireland to South Korea, a contract was signed between Irish development company LLUMCLOON Energy and a construction subsidiary of SK Group.   According to the Irish Times, the two companies are planning a “fuel cell-powered data center” in Ireland that will not be connected to the electricity grid and […]

In July of this year, Microsoft announced a new policy. While Microsoft’s business data centers for AI generation were primarily located in the United States and Europe, in order to enhance service quality for Japanese customers and strengthen data management, they revealed the decision to switch all business data centers for AI generation applications of […]

In this issue, we explore NVIDIA, an American semiconductor manufacturer that has been in the news since its market capitalization briefly reached the $1 trillion mark at the end of May this year.   About GPUs manufactured by NVIDIA   NVIDIA manufactures GPUs (image processing semiconductors), which are chips designed for display functions such as […]

Demand for AI is growing rapidly due to advances in digital technology and the widespread use of smartphones, and this in turn is driving demand for data centers to store information servers for businesses and other organizations.   Why does the growing demand for AI require data centers in the first place?   Expanding use […]

The global market for data center liquid cooling is projected to reach US$2.6 billion to US$7.8 billion during the forecast period (2023-2028), at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.84%.   According to the latest study, among the various regions of the world, Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region in […]