NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports
NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Japan's NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications giant NTT 9432.T, is in the final stages of talks to build a data centre in Osaka, western Japan, for US AI company Anthropic, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources.
Construction costs could reach up to 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion), report says
To be first dedicated facility in Japan for Anthropic
Data centre would have power intake capacity of up to 500 megawatts, with start of partial operations set for as early as 2028
NTT Data, Anthropic aim to sign agreement by the end of fiscal 2026 ending on March 31
NTT declines comment, NTT Group not immediately available for comment
(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko and Kentaro Okasaka, Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
((kaori.kaneko@thomsonreuters.com))
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