NTT-ME held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, the 18th, in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, for the commencement of construction on “JPDC AI Container@Ishikari.” The company is promoting its next-generation infrastructure, “container-type data center,” in anticipation of the rapidly expanding demand for AI, and “JPDC AI Container@Ishikari” will be its first project.

NTT-ME has acquired 50,000 square meters of land in Ishikari City. They plan to construct up to 14 container-type data centers on this land.

池田敬NTT-ME社長の鍬入れ（Groundbreaking ceremony by NTT-ME President Kei Ikeda）

Building-type data centers are said to take about six years from construction to operation. In contrast, container-type data centers can be built and operated in about one year. The company is emphasizing the advantage of being able to start operations in a short period of time to promote the container-type data center.

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