NVIDIA Expands AI Infrastructure in South Korea with Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

Strategic Insights -

The Korean government is investing heavily in the development of its sovereign AI infrastructure, with NVIDIA at the forefront of this initiative. Over 250,000 NVIDIA GPUs will be deployed across the country's National AI Computing Center, Korean cloud service providers NHN Cloud, Kakao Corp., and NAVER Cloud, as well as Samsung Electronics' AI factory and SK Group's AI factory. This infrastructure is expected to support South Korea's goal of becoming one of the top three global AI powerhouses.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Korean government is investing in sovereign AI infrastructure with over 250,000 NVIDIA GPUs to be deployed across the country.
  • NVIDIA is collaborating with Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and NAVER Cloud to build AI factories and expand computing infrastructure.
  • The AI infrastructure deployment will support South Korea's national strategy to boost AI capabilities and infrastructure.
  • Korea's Industry Titans such as Samsung, SK Group, and Hyundai Motor Group are developing significant AI infrastructure investments and expansions to accelerate enterprise and physical AI development.
  • NAVER Cloud is expanding its NVIDIA AI infrastructure with over 60,000 GPUs for enterprise and physical AI workloads.
  • Korea's MSIT is advancing its Sovereign AI Foundation Models project to develop sovereign language models, incorporating NVIDIA NeMo and open NVIDIA Nemotron datasets.
  • LG AI Research, NAVER Cloud, NC AI, SK Telecom, and Upstage are participating in the Sovereign AI Foundation Models project to support sovereign model development.
  • The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) is working with NVIDIA to establish a Center of Excellence for the advancement of quantum computing and science.
  • NVIDIA and its partners are establishing an alliance to foster startups through the NVIDIA Inception program, providing access to accelerated computing infrastructure and software.

Statistics:

  • Over 250,000 NVIDIA GPUs will be deployed across South Korea's National AI Computing Center, Korean cloud service providers, and AI factories.
  • The AI infrastructure deployment will grow from an initial deployment of 13,000 NVIDIA Blackwell and other GPUs to expand computing infrastructure on the nation's sovereign clouds.
  • NAVER Cloud plans to deploy over 60,000 GPUs for enterprise and physical AI workloads.
  • The total investment in AI infrastructure is expected to be multi-billion dollars.
  • The Sovereign AI Foundation Models project will use NVIDIA NeMo and open NVIDIA Nemotron datasets to develop sovereign language models.
  • LG is working with NVIDIA to foster physical AI technology development and support the physical AI ecosystem.

Sources:

  • GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) News Summary, Oct. 31, 2025
  • NVIDIA Press Release, Oct. 31, 2025