NVIDIA highlights Kazakhtelecom’s role in developing Kazakhstan’s AI infrastructure

NVIDIA highlighted the expansion of computing infrastructure in Kazakhstan in partnership with Kazakhtelecom JSC and Firebird AI. The announcement was published on NVIDIA’s official Instagram account following a visit Jensen Huang to Astana.

On October, 23, Jensen Huang visited Kazakhstan for the first time, where he learned about the development of the country’s national AI ecosystem and met with students and representatives of technology startups. In its official post, NVIDIA specifically highlighted its collaboration with Kazakhtelecom and Firebird AI to expand computing capacity powered by NVIDIA technologies.

The company also announced Firebird’s plans to establish Firebird Labs Kazakhstan, a laboratory dedicated to supporting local AI startups and researchers, including by providing access to computing resources.

One of the key projects in this area is Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz, a large-scale data centre cluster being developed with the potential to scale its power capacity to 1 GW.

Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhtelecom JSC Bagdat Mussin  presented the Data Center Valley project to Jensen Huang, outlining its infrastructure capabilities, energy advantages and Kazakhstan’s potential to become an international hub for high-performance computing.

Capacity under the first phase of the project, totalling 215 MW, has already been fully reserved. The launch of the first data centre, with a capacity of 50 MW, is scheduled for the second quarter of 2027.

Commenting on the project, Bagdat Mussin emphasised that the development of domestic computing infrastructure is becoming a strategic priority for Kazakhstan.

“Today, countries’ competitiveness in artificial intelligence is determined not only by advances in algorithms but also by the availability of their own computing infrastructure. That is why we are developing Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz. Our objective is to transform Kazakhstan from a consumer of computing resources into one of the global providers of AI computing capacity. We want the technologies of the future not merely to be introduced in Kazakhstan, but to be created and developed here,” Bagdat Mussin said.

In its published material, NVIDIA also reported that Kazakhtelecom has already deployed 400 NVIDIA H200 GPUs and 480 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Astana and Almaty. In 2027, the company plans to deploy more than 1,000 GPUs at Data Center Valley, as well as over 1,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin accelerators in the Ekibastuz area.

According to NVIDIA, Firebira is expanding into Kazakhstan, where it has secured a U.S. export license for 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs. The first phase is under construction with Kazakhtelecom at Data Center Valley, targeting commercial launch in the third quarter of 2027.

The development of this computing capacity will expand access to advanced artificial intelligence technologies for Kazakhstani businesses, research institutions and developers.

Thus, Kazakhtelecom’s cooperation with international technology companies is becoming part of Kazakhstan’s broader transformation from a consumer of digital technologies into a provider of computing infrastructure for the global AI market.