Anticipating an era where people coexist with AI, SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) is advancing initiatives to deploy distributed AI computing infrastructure across Japan. While previously it was common to establish data centers in major urban areas and concentrate server locations centrally, SoftBank is seeking to strike an optimal balance between central and regional locations that combines ultra-high-performance central computing with low-latency edge servers dispersed across different regions.
Layered on top of this nationwide distributed network of AI data centers, or “Regional Brains,” SoftBank is deploying equipment for AI-RAN, a technology that integrates AI into radio access networks (RAN) for wireless communications. In this deep dive, learn more about how SoftBank’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology is researching AI-RAN to realize next-generation social infrastructure that will enhance public safety, among other benefits.
