# clm_516DDF7B4FB4

subject: Preferred Networks (/record/preferred-networks.md)  
predicate: partnership  
value: Internet Initiative Japan Inc.  
valid_from: 2026-03-23  
valid_to: null  
published: 2023-12-04  
recorded: 2026-11-10  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-10  
cite: AsOf. "Preferred Networks partnership: Internet Initiative Japan Inc.", as of 2026-03-23. Claim clm_516DDF7B4FB4, https://asof.is/claim/clm_516DDF7B4FB4, accessed 2026-11-11. Source: https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20231205.  
checked: 2026-11-10 · its source page states the value and the date  

> TOKYO and NOMI, Japan – March 23, 2026 – Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN), Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) will upgrade their ultra-high-efficiency AI accelerator system,

What https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20260323 says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20231205 (primary, Preferred Networks, published 2023-12-04)
- https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20260323 (primary, Preferred Networks, published 2026-03-23)
- https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20241223-2 (primary, Preferred Networks, published 2024-12-22)
- https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20250911 (primary, Preferred Networks, published 2025-09-10)

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