Anthropic partners with NTT to build 500 MW Osaka data center by 2028 - CHOSUNBIZ

Nikkei reported on the 13th that Anthropic is working with Japan's largest telecom, NTT, to push a plan to build a large-scale data center in the Osaka region.

According to Nikkei, NTT Data Group, a subsidiary of NTT, is in final talks to build a dedicated Anthropic data center with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts (MW) in the southern coastal area of Osaka Prefecture. If the deal is reached, some facilities could start operating as early as 2028. Construction costs are expected to reach up to 1 trillion yen (about 8.5 trillion won).

Nikkei said it would be one of the largest data centers in Japan based on power consumption capacity. If a large number of servers equipped with advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) needed for AI model training and inference are brought in, the total investment could swell to several trillion yen.

NTT Data Group holds the world's third-largest market share as a data center operator. It operates more than 1,600 MW of data centers across the United States, Europe and Asia.