SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers

SoftBank's €75B commitment to build 5 GW of French data center capacity signals a major infrastructure build-out for European AI compute. By 2026, this accelerates GPU availability, reduces latency for EU enterprises, and pressures competitors to scale. It strengthens France's position as a critical AI hub while reinforcing SoftBank's bet on energy-intensive AI workloads shaping the next growth cycle.