Kazakhstan Expands Compute Capacity for AI Development
According to NVIDIA. The nation is scaling its AI ecosystem through significant infrastructure investments and new GPU deployments.
- • Firebird plans to deploy 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs in Kazakhstan by 2027.
- • Kazakhtelecom is scaling its compute capacity with over 2,000 additional GPUs planned for next year.
- • New research labs are being established to support local AI startups and talent development.
Scaling AI Infrastructure
Firebird is expanding its AI factory operations into Kazakhstan, securing a U.S. export license for 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs. The project, located at Data Center Valley in partnership with Kazakhtelecom, targets a commercial launch in the third quarter of 2027. The initiative also includes the creation of Firebird Labs Kazakhstan, which aims to provide local startups and researchers with necessary funding and access to high-performance compute resources.
Deployment and Future Capacity
Kazakhtelecom has already integrated 880 NVIDIA GPUs into its network across Astana and Almaty. Looking ahead to 2027, the company plans to deploy over 1,000 additional GPUs at Data Center Valley and another 1,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs in the Ekibastuz region. These deployments are intended to provide scalable infrastructure for enterprises, developers, and institutions to train and serve advanced AI models.
- 1. blogs.nvidia.comOpen source