Blackstone-Backed AirTrunk Earmarks $8 Billion To Expand Data Center Footprint In Japan |
AirTrunk—the Australian data center operator backed by U.S. private equity giant Blackstone—is investing as much as $8 billion to scale up its capacity in Japan amid increased demand for cloud computing and AI infrastructure in the country.
The Sydney-based company said it plans to build a 100 megawatt hyperscale data center in West Osaka, dubbed OSK2, which would complement the existing 20MW OSK1. Airtrunk said it aims to ultimately expand OSK2’s capacity to........