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Naver signs US$1.5 billion AI cloud deal with US firm

What happened

Naver said on November 12 it had signed a KRW2 trillion (approx. US$1.5 billion) AI computing services contract with a US-based AI inference company, securing its first major customer for the AI Factory business it is developing with Nvidia and Brookfield. The source does not state the cause.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 45/100

Affected components and suppliers

AI computing services

NaverNvidiaBrookfield

AI cloudAI FactorycontractNaverNvidiaBrookfield

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 11/11/2026 · View original source

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Naver signs US$1.5 billion AI cloud deal with US firm

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