SoftBank to Begin Renting AI Computing Resources to U.S. Companies Next Year

SoftBank Group and its telecom unit will begin renting artificial intelligence computing resources to U.S. companies next fiscal year. The companies will establish SB Neo this month to offer AI chips and cloud services to large customers including hyperscalers.

SB Neo plans to scale computing resources to supply data center capacity of 10 gigawatts by around 2030. The venture is 51 percent owned by SoftBank Corp. and 49 percent owned by the parent group. ” He described the U.S.

Supplying neocloud operations in the U.S. ’s annual operating income to ¥3 trillion to ¥4 trillion, or $18.5 billion to $25 billion, according to people familiar with the plans. SoftBank has committed to investing a total that will reach about $65 billion in OpenAI by October.

SoftBank envisages a $500 billion data center project in Ohio with 10 gigawatts of capacity. Its telecom unit is also building data center campuses in Hokkaido and in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture.