NTT Data nears deal with Anthropic for Japan data centre
NTT Data is reportedly nearing a roughly 1 trillion yen deal with the US AI firm Anthropic to build a large facility in Osaka, according to Kyodo News. Talks are said to be in their final stages.
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What happened
NTT Data, a multinational IT services provider, is reportedly close to an agreement with Anthropic, a US AI firm, to build a large data facility in Osaka, Japan. Kyodo News says NTT is weighing the project, which would cost about 1 trillion yen. The talks are described as being in their final stages.
Why it matters
The project would be Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, a large infrastructure investment for the country.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 11:03 PM ET: NTT Data was in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan.
- Oct 13, 12:59 AM ET: NTT Data was nearing an agreement on a US$6.3 billion data center in Osaka.
- Oct 13, 9:46 PM ET: NTT was considering building the Anthropic data center in Japan, at a cost of 1 trillion yen.
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