South Korea Confirms 2026 AI Computing GPU Procurement Contracts and Advances Delivery

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT provided an update on the progress of the national artificial intelligence computing infrastructure procurement, confirming that approximately 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) purchased under the 2025 supplementary budget have been delivered and put into operation, and that contracts for the 2026 GPU procurement have also been signed, with deployment planned to continue within the year. The South Korean government is maintaining communication with NVIDIA Korea regarding equipment supply prices, delivery timelines, and subsequent supply arrangements.

According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, approximately 10,000 GPUs supported by the 2025 supplementary budget have arrived and are operating as national AI computing resources. The equipment is primarily used to support South Korean enterprises, universities, and research institutions in conducting AI model training, technology research and development, and computing resource applications.

The 2026 GPU procurement has entered the contract performance stage. The South Korean government previously determined to procure 9,704 high-performance GPUs through cooperation with cloud service companies, including 7,688 NVIDIA B300 GPUs and 2,016 next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs. The procurement plan involves cloud computing service companies such as Naver Cloud, Samsung SDS, and Elice Group, and the government will advance the deployment of computing resources in accordance with equipment supply arrangements.

The Ministry of Science and ICT stated that existing GPU supply contracts are expected to continue to be performed. The competent authorities are tracking NVIDIA's supply situation and communicating with NVIDIA Korea on equipment prices and delivery schedules to implement the supply arrangements for contracted GPUs.