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Japan's IPS Communications secured $141 million funding for a cable-landing station in Wakayama to support transpacific AI data traffic.

APAC connectivity bottleneck addressed: Japan cable-station investment signals anticipated AI compute spillover to APAC; bandwidth now critical-path.
Trade pressSlicast · July 7, 2026 · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
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Japan's IPS Communications secured $141 million funding for a cable-landing station in Wakayama to support transpacific AI data traffic.

APAC connectivity bottleneck addressed: Japan cable-station investment signals anticipated AI compute spillover to APAC; bandwidth now critical-path.

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