SoftBank to Invest up to 75 Billion in French Data Centers

Japanese investment giant SoftBank plans to invest up to 75 billion in France to build and operate data centers. The aim is to develop up to 5 gigawatts of additional capacity. This represents one of Europe's largest data center investments.

Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank has announced plans to invest up to 75 billion in France to build and manage new data centers. This is one of the largest such investments in European history.

SoftBank's goal is to increase France's data center capacity by up to 5 gigawatts. Such additional capacity would be sufficient to support extensive artificial intelligence infrastructure and large-scale cloud computing services, which have grown rapidly in recent years.

The investment in France comes at a time when countries across Europe are competing to attract major technology companies' data center projects. Data center development has become strategically important, given the rapidly growing energy demands of artificial intelligence.

SoftBank is previously known for such major investments through its Vision Fund, through which the company has invested in numerous leading global technology companies. The French data center project demonstrates a clear trend in which major investors are directing capital towards physical digital infrastructure.