Nscale’s multi-billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft will be invested in Europe and the US

Nscale’s multi-billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft will be invested in Europe and the US - Portugal Business News

Tech News Europe – Nscale, that is a Hyperscaler for AI, has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to deliver approximately 200,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to data centres in Portugal, UK, Norway and the U.S. Here are the details and the amount of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to be provided by Nscale to each data centre in Europe and the US:

1 – What is the agreement between Nscale and Microsoft?

Nscale, a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform based in Europe, has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement to install a high-capacity graphics processing center, to support Microsoft in providing advanced AI capabilities throughout the European Union.

2 - What are the NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to be supplied by Nscale and Microsoft?

NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs meet the surging enterprise demand for GPUs, that are the engines driving AI. The partnership between Nscale and Microsoft aims to build advanced AI infrastructure platforms to provide global customers the technology they need to thrive in the future.

3 - To which countries in Europe will Nscale supply NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs for data centres and what is the amount?

1 – Portugal

Nscale and Microsoft will supply 12,600 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs at the Start Campus data centre in Sines, Portugal.

This agreement will “place Portugal at an international level in terms of digital technology and Artificial Intelligence”, according to Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, who adds "With an estimated total investment of 8.5 billion euros, SINES Data Center strengthens the competitiveness of the Portuguese economy, enhances internal scientific and technological production and contributes to the development of related high-value sectors - such as data centers, digital services and the technology industry."

2 – UK

Nscale and Microsoft will supply 23,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs at Nscale’s Loughton AI Campus in the UK.

3 – Norway

Nscale and Microsoft will supply 52,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs through its joint venture with Aker ASA in Norway.

4 – USA

Nscale and Microsoft will supply 104,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs at Nscale’s upcoming 240MW hyperscale AI campus in the United States.