Seoul, 9 November 2026 – South Korea expects contracted deliveries of Nvidia Corporation graphics processing units to proceed without disruption, Vice Minister of Science and ICT Ryu Jemyung told a parliamentary budget committee on 9 November. He said 10,000 GPUs funded through the 2025 supplementary budget had already arrived and were in use, while units planned for 2026 were under contract and expected to enter service this year.
For Asian businesses investing in artificial intelligence, the distinction between equipment already operating and deliveries still expected is central to project planning. Ryu’s assurance addresses contracted supply, not a new order or a guarantee covering every Korean AI project. It provides a government assessment of continuity while leaving future delivery and operational milestones to be demonstrated.
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