TOKYO -- AirTrunk plans to triple its total data center investment in Japan to as much as $30 billion over the next five years, as the Australian operator expands to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure in Asia.

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Robin Khuda, founder and chief executive officer of Australia's AirTrunk, told Nikkei Asia that its customers are "happy to pay a premium" to deploy data center capacity in Japan. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)