Blackstone-backed AirTrunk is investing an additional $1 billion in its data center campus in Inzai, Japan, aimed at enabling AI workloads. This investment will focus on deploying liquid-cooling technology.
Key Highlights:
- Investment Purpose: To support AI workloads at the previously cloud-focused campus.
- Significance: The TOK1 campus may become Japan’s first to handle large-scale AI workloads, according to CEO Robin Khuda.
- Market Shift: Khuda noted a trend of customers looking to Japan from a North Asian perspective due to geopolitical factors.
- Regional Advantages: Deploying AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly challenging in the US and Europe, positioning Asia as a potential beneficiary.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
