Japan Cloud Leaders Build NVIDIA AI Infrastructure to Transform Industries for the Age of AI
NVIDIA announced major partnerships with Japanese cloud leaders to build AI infrastructure across the country. SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea, and SAKURA Internet are implementing NVIDIA's accelerated computing, networking, and software solutions to transform Japan's robotics, automotive, healthcare, and telecom industries.
The initiative is supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Notable developments include SoftBank adopting NVIDIA Blackwell platforms, GMO launching the first local cloud with H200 Tensor Core GPUs, and SAKURA Internet expanding its GPU capacity from 2,000 to nearly 4,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs.
NVIDIA ha annunciato importanti collaborazioni con i principali fornitori di servizi cloud giapponesi per costruire un'infrastruttura di intelligenza artificiale in tutto il paese. SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea e SAKURA Internet stanno implementando le soluzioni di calcolo accelerato, networking e software di NVIDIA per trasformare le industrie della robotica, automobilistica, sanitaria e delle telecomunicazioni in Giappone.
L'iniziativa 猫 sostenuta dal Ministero dell'Economia, del Commercio e dell'Industria del Giappone (METI). Tra gli sviluppi notevoli, si distingue l'adozione della piattaforma Blackwell di NVIDIA da parte di SoftBank, il lancio da parte di GMO del primo cloud locale con GPU H200 Tensor Core, e l'espansione della capacit脿 GPU di SAKURA Internet, che passa da 2.000 a quasi 4.000 GPU NVIDIA Hopper.
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NVIDIA a annonc茅 d'importants partenariats avec des leaders du cloud japonais pour construire une infrastructure d'intelligence artificielle 脿 travers le pays. SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea et SAKURA Internet mettent en 艙uvre les solutions de calcul acc茅l茅r茅, de r茅seau et de logiciel de NVIDIA pour transformer les secteurs de la robotique, de l'automobile, de la sant茅 et des t茅l茅communications au Japon.
Cette initiative est soutenue par le minist猫re japonais de l'脡conomie, du Commerce et de l'Industrie (METI). Parmi les d茅veloppements notables, on trouve l'adoption par SoftBank des plateformes Blackwell de NVIDIA, le lancement par GMO du premier cloud local avec des GPU H200 Tensor Core, ainsi que l'extension de la capacit茅 GPU de SAKURA Internet, passant de 2 000 脿 pr猫s de 4 000 GPU NVIDIA Hopper.
NVIDIA hat bedeutende Partnerschaften mit den f眉hrenden Cloud-Anbietern Japans angek眉ndigt, um eine KI-Infrastruktur im ganzen Land aufzubauen. SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea und SAKURA Internet setzen NVIDIAs L枚sungen f眉r beschleunigtes Rechnen, Netzwerk und Software ein, um Japans Robotik-, Automobil-, Gesundheits- und Telekommunikationsindustrien zu transformieren.
Die Initiative wird vom japanischen Ministerium f眉r Wirtschaft, Handel und Industrie (METI) unterst眉tzt. Zu den bemerkenswerten Entwicklungen geh枚rt, dass SoftBank die Blackwell-Plattformen von NVIDIA 眉bernommen hat, GMO den ersten lokalen Cloud-Dienst mit H200 Tensor Core GPUs lanciert hat und SAKURA Internet ihre GPU-Kapazit盲t von 2.000 auf fast 4.000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs erweitert hat.
- Major cloud providers adoption indicates strong market penetration in Japan
- Expansion of GPU infrastructure across multiple providers increases revenue potential
- Government support through METI program enhances market stability
- Multiple new data centers being established with NVIDIA technology
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This massive cloud infrastructure expansion in Japan represents a significant strategic win for NVIDIA, substantially increasing its footprint in one of the world's largest technology markets. The deployment of advanced AI systems across six major cloud providers creates a robust ecosystem that will drive long-term demand for NVIDIA's hardware and software solutions.
Key developments include SoftBank's adoption of Blackwell platforms, GMO's launch of the first local H200 GPU cloud and SAKURA's planned expansion to 10,800 GPUs. The geographic distribution of these data centers across Japan's regions ensures comprehensive coverage for industrial applications.
This infrastructure rollout, supported by METI, positions NVIDIA to capture value from Japan's digital transformation across automotive, robotics and healthcare sectors. The focus on specialized Japanese LLMs and industry-specific AI applications suggests sustained demand for NVIDIA's high-performance computing solutions.
This coordinated deployment across multiple cloud providers significantly strengthens NVIDIA's competitive moat in Japan's AI infrastructure market. The involvement of diverse players from telecom giants like KDDI to internet leaders like GMO creates multiple revenue streams and reduces dependency on any single customer.
The strategic importance lies in the end-market diversification across robotics, automotive, healthcare and telecom sectors. Japan's industrial policy support through METI adds another layer of stability to this expansion. The focus on developing Japanese-native AI models creates a sustainable demand cycle for NVIDIA's products.
SoftBank Corp., GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea and SAKURA Internet Adopt NVIDIA Accelerated Computing, Networking and Software to Advance Robotics, Auto, Healthcare, Telecom and Public Sector in Japan
TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA AI Summit Japan鈥�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 transformation across the nation鈥檚 robotics, automotive, healthcare and telecom industries.
The services from Japan鈥檚 cloud providers are supported through a Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) program to supply critical compute resources across industries. The cloud providers are operating their AI data centers across the country鈥檚 central, northern and western regions to support development with national and regional NVIDIA accelerated computing infrastructure.
鈥淛apan鈥檚 companies stand to benefit tremendously from the new industrial revolution powered by AI,鈥� said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. 鈥淐ompany employees will supercharge their speed and productivity by automating work with AI agents. Industrial companies of tomorrow will operate dual factories 鈥� new AI factories to produce software intelligence for the products and machines their factories make today. Working with NVIDIA, Japan鈥檚 cloud providers are building the AI factories essential to reinvent the country鈥檚 automotive, robotics, telecommunications and healthcare industries for the age of AI.鈥�
Japan Cloud Services Across Nation Support Industries With NVIDIA AI
SoftBank Corp. has adopted the platforms to build Japan鈥檚 most powerful AI supercomputers, including the world鈥檚 first 鈩� with systems.
SoftBank Corp. is using its NVIDIA AI infrastructure to accelerate a broad range of industries, including its subsidiary SB Intuitions, which is using NVIDIA AI for the research and development of high-performance (LLMs).
GMO Internet Group is launching its GMO GPU Cloud, which will be the first local cloud offering in Japan featuring full-stack , the Ethernet platform for AI, and the software suite. Built on Dell PowerEdge servers, the service is expected to come online this month to provide cloud-based AI computing for businesses in Japan.
GMO GPU Cloud customers will be able to use NVIDIA AI Enterprise software to accelerate their generative AI applications running in production on the platform.
Highreso is accelerating AI development in Japan with the establishment of Highreso Kagawa, a dedicated AI data center powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing. Built with NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs, the Kagawa data center is expected to begin operations next month and will provide high-performance infrastructure for Highreso鈥檚 GPUSOROBAN AI Supercomputer Cloud service.
A second Highreso AI data center is scheduled to come online next summer. Together, they will provide researchers and businesses across Japan with access to 1,600 NVIDIA GPUs, helping foster AI development in manufacturing, research and educational institutes.
KDDI is launching AI computing infrastructure built with 鈩� systems to support generative AI and specialized LLM development in collaboration with its ELYZA business group. With NVIDIA software, KDDI customers can use the infrastructure to accelerate AI model training and inference, build digital twins and run simulation workloads for autonomous vehicles, robotic motion control and sensor data processing.
KDDI is also planning a liquid-cooled data center that is expected to feature the platform with NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchips.
Rutilea, an NVIDIA Inception member based in Kyoto, is doubling the NVIDIA Hopper鈩� computing available in its AI cloud data center. The startup is providing more than 1,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs, which will be used for LLM development by customers building foundation models for animation, retail and food services, vision-based editing and data extraction.
Additionally, Rutilea subsidiary AI Fukushima began operations of a new data center in Okuma, Fukushima, in September to support continued industry recovery following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. AI Fukushima, which operates the infrastructure implemented by Rutilea, aims to contribute to the revitalization of the regional economy and local development by providing cutting-edge AI computing platforms.
SAKURA internet plans to expand its Koukaryoku cloud services for generative AI from 2,000 to nearly 4,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs. It also plans to install infrastructure with Blackwell GPUs at its Ishikari data center, which is expected to be fully powered by renewable energy by 2027. SAKURA internet intends to provide approximately 10,800 GPUs as part of its high-performance AI computing offering.
SAKURA internet customers include the National Institute of Informatics (NII), a public-sector research organization. NII has established the Research and Development Center for Large Language Models and is promoting collaboration among industry, government and academia in Japan through open generative AI research and development activities, including the development of Japanese-centric medical LLMs. Japan-based driving software startup TIER IV is also using NVIDIA-accelerated SAKURA internet computing in its vision to develop intelligent vehicles with its open-source software.
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