SoftBank to Get 1st New Nvidia Chips for Japan Supercomputer

SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom.
NVIDIA, SoftBank Collaborate on Japan's Most Powerful AI Supercomputer and AI-5G Integration
Declared during the NVIDIA AI Summit Japan, the partnership highlights NVIDIA's Blackwell platform, meant to support Japan's AI and 5G projects and provide fresh telecom industry revenue sources. Using the NVIDIA Blackwell platform first then switching to the Grace Blackwell platform,
SoftBank Plans Supercomputer With Nvidia Blackwell Chips
SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia Corp.’s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company’s ambitions to catch up on AI.
Nvidia and SoftBank pilot world's first AI and 5G telecom network
Leading chipmaker Nvidia and SoftBank Corp, the telecommunications arm of SoftBank Group, have piloted the world's first artificial intelligence and 5G telecoms network, the two companies said on Wednesday.
Nvidia, SoftBank Pilot World's First AI-powered 5G Telecom Network
Nvidia and Softbank Corp have piloted the world's first 5G telecom network powered by artificial intelligence, as part of a collaboration between the two tech giants. During the Nvidia AI Summit in Japan on Wednesday,
Nvidia, SoftBank to work together on AI-driven mobile networks
U.S. chip company Nvidia Corp. and Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday that they will collaborate to create mobile networks utilizing artificial intelligence in Japan.
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