Mirai Communication Network targets hosting and data storage rather than high-density GPU workloads in Ogaki

Mirai Communication Network, which operates a data center in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is prioritising hosting and local enterprise infrastructure over the high-density GPU deployments associated with large-scale AI infrastructure.

The company’s data-center business comprises housing, hosting—including cloud services—and network services. Hosting is its principal business line and fastest-growing revenue source, according to the company. Around half of hosting usage is attributed to web servers for government bodies and universities, with the remainder used mainly by private companies.

The operator said it receives almost no enquiries for GPU-server installations. Its facility is not a hyperscale site and was not designed for high power-density requirements, positioning it outside the market for intensive AI-training workloads.

Instead, the company expects demand for data storage to rise as AI, digitalisation and network cameras generate and process larger data volumes. This suggests a regional operator can address demand through private cloud, managed hosting and storage rather than through major GPU-related infrastructure investment.

On operations, Mirai Communication Network is pursuing incremental energy-saving measures and PUE improvement, including the use of Ogaki’s local groundwater resources to improve cooling efficiency. It described PUE improvement in 0.1-point increments as part of these continuing efficiency efforts.

Cybersecurity and the development of qualified personnel are the company’s principal operational challenges. For regional facilities, these operational capabilities may be at least as consequential as participation in the competition for high-density AI capacity.