- Firebird launched the CIS region's largest AI factory in Armenia, establishing a new AI computing hub powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell Technologies high-performance AI infrastructure.
- The AI factory opening ceremony was attended by Nikol Pashinyan, prime minister of Armenia, Zhaslan Madiyev, deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan, and David Allen, U.S. chargé d'affaires in Armenia.
- Firebird plans to deploy more than 70,000 NVIDIA GPUs and 300 megawatts of AI infrastructure capacity in Armenia by the end of 2027.
- Firebird has demonstrated its ability to turn ambitious infrastructure plans into operational AI capacity with exceptional speed, launching the factory in just over six months.
- Firebird announced global expansion plans, including an investment from NVIDIA and scaling to over 70,000 GPUs by 2027.
Firebird has officially launched the largest NVIDIA DSX AI factory in the CIS region, located in Hrazdan, Armenia. This facility marks a significant milestone in the global AI infrastructure landscape, with plans to deploy over 70,000 NVIDIA GPUs and achieve 300 megawatts of capacity by 2027.13456
The opening ceremony was attended by notable figures including Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. Pashinyan highlighted the achievement as a culmination of a year of cooperation with the U.S. on AI technology.2
Firebird's ambitious roadmap aims to position Armenia as a strategic hub for AI research and innovation, with the factory designed to support up to 40% more GPUs within the same footprint, enhancing the economic viability of AI infrastructure. The factory is built using the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory reference design and is interconnected with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking.
In addition to the factory, Firebird has secured 125 megawatts of AI infrastructure capacity in Kazakhstan and is targeting a total of 2 gigawatts across multiple markets by 2028. Early demand is already being driven by AI-native companies like Perplexity, which will utilize Firebird's infrastructure for its AI-powered platforms.
With NVIDIA's investment and support, Firebird is poised to become one of the world's fastest-growing AI infrastructure networks, significantly contributing to the region's technological advancement.
“The AI factory, delivered in just over six months, is powered by NVIDIA DSX and Dell infrastructure, with early customer Perplexity. Firebird targets 2GW of capacity across Armenia, Kazakhstan, and other markets by 2028, following NVIDIA's intent to invest.”
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