Strengthening European AI Infrastructure
SoftBank Pledges €75 Billion for French AI Hub
The massive investment aims to build five gigawatts of data center capacity to support European tech sovereignty.
A high-tech data center interior with rows of server racks glowing with blue lights, representing the new €75 billion AI infrastructure investment in France.
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SoftBank Group announced a commitment of €75 billion to develop five gigawatts of artificial intelligence data center capacity in France [1][3]. The investment was unveiled at the 2026 Choose France summit as part of a broader push for technological sovereignty [2].
The projects will focus on building large-scale infrastructure to meet the rising demand for AI compute power across Europe [1]. This pledge is part of a record €93 billion in total investment commitments secured by the French government during the annual summit [2]. The initiative is expected to support high-tech job creation and enhance the regional digital economy [2][3].
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telecoms.com
https://www.telecoms.com/ai/softbank-to-spend-75bn-building-ai-data-centres-in-france
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globalbankingandfinance.com
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/france-secures-93-billion-investment-pledges-choose-france/
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w.media
https://w.media/softbank-to-invest-e75-billion-in-ai-data-center-buildouts-across-france/
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