Nvidia to Deploy 170,000 GPUs via Firmus Deal, Earning Cloud Revenue Share
NVDA•Australia’s Firmus Technologies will purchase 170,000 Nvidia GPUs for deployment in Batam between Q1 2027 and early 2028, paying product revenue and granting Nvidia a share of cloud-services income. Firmus expects up to $30 billion in revenue over six years under this strategic AI infrastructure arrangement.
1. Partnership Overview
Nvidia and Australian AI infrastructure provider Firmus Technologies have entered a strategic agreement under which Firmus will acquire Nvidia hardware and offer Nvidia-powered cloud services. Nvidia will generate product sales revenue and earn a percentage of cloud-service income from Firmus’s customer base of emerging and “AI Native” firms.
2. GPU Deployment Schedule
The deal covers delivery of 170,000 Nvidia GPUs starting in the first quarter of 2027 and continuing through early 2028. All units will be housed in a new data center facility in Batam, Indonesia, expanding Nvidia’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
3. Financial Impact for Nvidia
Firmus projects up to $30 billion in revenue over the first six years of the partnership, driven by long-term customer commitments. Nvidia stands to benefit from upfront GPU sales and ongoing cloud-service revenue share, while tapping into a growing market of smaller AI developers.
