NTT sets sights on Nvidia, AI race with $500m optical network fund

NTT sets sights on Nvidia, AI race with 0m optical network fund

By Staff Writer
Publication Date: 2026-06-10 18:38:00

Japan’s leading telecom assembles investment partners from Taiwan to Silicon Valley

Tadao Yanase, NTT’s senior executive vice president, speaks to reporters about the IOWN AI Fund on June 10. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)

TOKYO — A fund led by Japanese telecom leader NTT aims to chase Nvidia in an emerging sector of technology for artificial intelligence data centers — optical networks.