SoftBank 1st to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

Softbank plans to build first Nvidia Blackwell-based AI supercomputer using x86 DGX B200 servers
SoftBank's s telecom arm will build an AI supercomputer based on Nvidia's DGX B200 servers, featuring x86 processors and eight B200 GPU modules per server. SoftBank plans to adopt the Grace Blackwell platform, which combines Arm-based Grace CPUs and Blackwell AI GPUs, eventually (it's unclear when).
SoftBank Plans First 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.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump,
SoftBank teams with Nvidia on supercomputer, AI-RAN
SoftBank Corp revealed plans to build Japan's most powerful AI supercomputer using Nvidia's new chips to power a range of AI initiatives.
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 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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SoftBank Reports Major Profit Surge with Vision Fund’s Rebound
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SoftBank and NVIDIA collaborate on AI-RAN technology
SoftBank, in collaboration with NVIDIA, has created an AI-RAN that can simultaneously handle AI and 5G workloads.
SoftBank books $7.7 billion quarterly gain as Vision Fund finds its feet again
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SoftBank posts 1st profit in 3 years in April-September on stock rally
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SoftBank Group’s Turnaround: Strategic AI Investments and Growth Potential Drive Buy Rating
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SoftBank Gets Boost From Vision Fund to Forge Big Bets in AI
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SoftBank Corp’s Payments and Distribution Businesses Provide Some Differentiation and Growth
Given its higher financial leverage and high dividend payout ratio, SoftBank is the most leveraged way for investors to invest in the Japanese telecom market. If the Japanese mobile market can ...