Oracle, SoftBank team up to provide sovereign cloud, AI services in Japan

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Oracle (NYSE:ORCL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ORCL]) and SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SFTBY]) (OTCPK:SFTBF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SFTBF]) are collaborating to provide secure and scalable sovereign cloud and AI services to organizations in Japan.

The companies said [https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/softbank-corp-accelerates-japans-ai-and-sovereign-cloud-future-with-oracle-alloy-2025-10-07/] SoftBank will launch its new Cloud PF Type A, a suite of its own proprietary cloud and AI services powered by Oracle Alloy for the Japanese market.

The AI services will be introduced in phases.

With Oracle Alloy, a complete cloud infrastructure platform that enables Oracle partners to become cloud service providers, SoftBank will be able to give its customers access to over 200 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or OCI, AI and cloud services, deployed across its Japanese data centers.

By using Oracle Alloy, SoftBank will deliver secure, sovereign AI and cloud capabilities to address customers’ data governance and sovereignty requirements, the companies added.

"By integrating advanced technologies such as generative AI and high-performance GPUs, we will continue to address the diverse needs of our customers, empowering them to innovate, stay competitive, and drive Japan’s digital transformation,” said Hayato Sakurai, executive vice president, SoftBank Corp.

The companies noted that SoftBank will deploy Oracle Alloy to build an advanced cloud infrastructure in its eastern and western Japan data centers.

The service is slated to launch in the eastern Japan data center in April 2026, followed by the western Japan data center in October 2026.

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