Japan's Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank

Sakura Internet shares jumped after Microsoft announced an AI partnership in Japan. Microsoft pledged $10 billion to build AI infrastructure and train workers. SoftBank and Sakura partnered to provide ...
techtimes

Japanese Researchers Break Internet Speed Record Using Optical Fiber—How Did They Do It?

Japan researchers pushed the internet speed limit via optical fiber connection, beating the former world record of 178 terabits per second or Tbps. Just when you thought that an internet seamlessly ...
Digi Times

Sakura Internet expands GenAI business, estimates need for 10,000 Nvidia GPUs annually

Sakura Internet is collaborating with NEC to develop a generative AI (GenAI) service platform, integrating NEC's "cotomi" AI technology into its offerings. To support this initiative, Sakura Internet ...
Business Wire

JPIX partners With Cisco and Qwilt to Advance Streaming Media Delivery Across Japan

JPIX, one of Japan’s largest internet exchanges, joins forces with Cisco and Qwilt to deploy Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to enhance streaming quality. Solution combines Qwilt’s CDN ...
The Edge Singapore

Sakura Internet eyes more spending to meet Japan’s AI demand

Internet Inc’s chief said the company may need to hike its capital spending by nearly seven times its initial plan to keep up with artificial intelligence (AI) demand in Japan.
Engadget

Japan breaks internet speed record with a 319Tbps data transfer

The many-gigabit internet speed records of a decade ago now seem downright inadequate. Motherboard reports that scientists at Japan's National institute of Information and Communications Technology ...