NVIDIA expands Kazakhstan AI infrastructure and compute deployment

NVIDIA is highlighting new AI infrastructure and GPU deployment plans in Kazakhstan, including Firebird’s expansion and Kazakhtelecom’s existing and planned deployments.

• Firebird secured a U.S. export license for 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs and is building the first phase with Kazakhtelecom at Data Center Valley, targeting commercial launch in Q3 2027.
• Firebird plans a second phase that would raise total potential AI infrastructure capacity in Kazakhstan to about 500 megawatts; it also plans Firebird Labs Kazakhstan to support local AI startups, research, and talent development.
• Kazakhtelecom has already deployed 400 NVIDIA H200 and 480 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Astana and Almaty, and plans to deploy more than 1,000 GPUs in Data Center Valley plus more than 1,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs in the Ekibastuz region next year.