TOKYO, JAPAN – February 12, 2025 – Fixstars Corporation (TSE Prime: 3687), a global leader in AI-powered software development and acceleration, today announced its partnership with OPTAGE Inc. on their new AI Data Center (AI DC) project. Fixstars will contribute its software expertise to build a high-performance, cost-effective AI training and inference infrastructure.
The demand for generative AI is exploding, driving the need for powerful computing resources across industries ranging from drug discovery and materials science to autonomous driving. Training and deploying these complex models can be prohibitively expensive. OPTAGE’s AI DC addresses this challenge by utilizing liquid-cooled, containerized data centers equipped with latest GPUs, strategically located in suburban areas with ample space and power. This innovative approach enables high-intensity AI training at a significantly lower cost than traditional data centers. High-bandwidth connectivity to OPTAGE's Osaka Connectivity Center (OC1) will provide seamless global access for AI model development and deployment.
Fixstars will contribute its AI Booster software suite and other AI-related tools to optimize performance within the AI DC. The company will also offer GPU utilization support to end-users. Leveraging its global market research expertise, Fixstars will conduct user surveys and provide technical guidance on component selection to ensure the AI DC meets the evolving needs of AI researchers and developers.
“Fixstars has a deep history of optimizing software for high-performance computing environments, enabling us to maximize GPU utilization across diverse fields,” said Satoshi Miki, CEO of Fixstars. “We are excited to partner with OPTAGE on this groundbreaking AI Data Center initiative. By leveraging our software technology, we will empower users with a high-performance, cost-effective infrastructure for their AI workloads.”
Fixstars has a proven track record of developing efficient AI development platforms. The company recently announced the release of Fixstars AI Booster and supplied its Fixstars AI Booster for the training environment of Sony Honda Mobility Inc.’s “AFEELA” autonomous driving AI.
For more information about Optage's AI data center, please visit the following website:
https://optage.co.jp/business/en/service/datacenter/aidc/
About OPTAGE Inc.
OPTAGE is an information and communication company wholly owned by Kansai Electric Power, based on its own
proprietary fiber optic network. It provides corporate customers with integrated information and
communication network solution services. For individual customers, it offers "eo Hikari Net," a high-speed,
high-quality internet service, as well as "mineo," a mobile phone service compatible with three major
carriers. For more information, please visit
https://optage.co.jp/en/
About Fixstars Corporation
Fixstars Corporation is a technology company driven by its corporate message, “Speed up your Business.” By optimizing software for efficient utilization of multi-core processors, leveraging memory technologies to achieve high-speed and low-power I/O, and accelerating software through AI-driven optimization, Fixstars accelerates customer businesses across a wide range of industries — from healthcare and manufacturing to finance and mobility — while promoting Green IT. For more information, please visit https://www.fixstars.com/
