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Digital Realty Commences Construction of KIX15 Data Center, Expanding AI Infrastructure in

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Contact the press release distributor directly with any inquiries. Digital Realty Commences Construction of KIX15 Data Center, Expanding AI Infrastructure in Japan Digital Realty Wed, October 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM GMT+2 4 min read DLR 8058.T Digital Realty Digital Realty’s Osaka campus expands with commencement of constru

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Contact the press release distributor directly with any inquiries. Digital Realty Commences Construction of KIX15 Data Center, Expanding AI Infrastructure in Japan Digital Realty Wed, October 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM GMT+2 4 min read $DLR+WL 8058.T Digital Realty Digital Realty’s Osaka campus expands with commencement of construction on a new 24 MW facility designed for high-density computing and advanced cooling Digital Realty's Osaka campus expands with commencement of construction on a new 24 MW facility designed for high-density computing and advanced cooling SINGAPORE, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the commencement of construction of KIX15, a new 24 megawatt (MW) data center at its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Developed by MC Digital Realty (MCDR), Digital Realty's 50/50 joint venture in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation, KIX15 will be the fifth data center at the KIX Campus and is scheduled to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2028. The new facility is planned to further expand Digital Realty's presence across the Tokyo and Osaka metropolitan areas.

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AI Infrastructure & Data Centers

A major global data center company started building a large new facility in Japan to handle heavy artificial intelligence computing. Investors care because the massive growth of AI requires building lots of specialized real estate.

What changed

Digital Realty commenced construction on the 24 MW KIX15 data center in Osaka, Japan.

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Data center operators and specialized tech infrastructure providers win, while traditional non-cloud real estate or legacy facilities risk lagging.

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  • $DTCR — A basket of companies that own and operate digital infrastructure and data centers.
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  • $DLRBuild slowly — only if it fits your plan

    This is the company actually building and profiting from the new data center.

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  • $EQIXWatch — track, don’t rush

    A major rival company that also builds and rents data centers globally.

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  • A sharp global slowdown in AI capital expenditure or rising power constraints halting data center buildouts.
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