SoftBank plans €75 billion investment in French data centers
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SoftBank Group announced plans to invest up to €75 billion ($87 billion) to build and expand data center capacity in France, targeting up to 5 gigawatts of additional capacity. The first phase involves constructing data centers in Dunkirk (Loon-Plage), Bosquel, and Bouchain to deliver 3.1 gigawatts to the Hauts-de-France region by 2031. SoftBank is both an investor in and customer of OpenAI.
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· 3 pulledSoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France.
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.
The first phase of the plan involves building data centers in Dunkirk (Loon-Plage), Bosquel, and Bouchain to deliver 3.1 gigawatts of capacity to the Hauts-de-France region by 2031.
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.
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