SoftBank Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Begin Collaboration in Edge Data Center Domain Using “AITRAS”

SoftBank Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ("MHI") launched a collaboration to explore new applications for edge AI in the edge data center domain by leveraging SoftBank’s AI-RAN product, "AITRAS." As the first initiative under this collaboration, the two companies will conduct a field trial of an edge AI application using AITRAS at MHI’s Yokohama Hardtech Hub (“YHH”). The field trial will take place in MHI’s Edge Data Center installed within the YHH premises. Through this initiative, the companies will verify the effectiveness of high-speed AI inference delivered via secure and stable communications in an on-premises environment isolated from external networks.

SoftBank and MHI aim to create new value and use cases through AI-RAN while promoting the development and social implementation of next-generation AI infrastructure.

Read the full press release here.
https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/news/press/sbkk/2026/20260302_02/