BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Kazakhtelecom,
KT-TELECOM and FireBird AI KZ have signed an agreement to launch
the construction of a data center in Kazakhstan on the sidelines of
the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum in Astana today.


According to the forum's press service, the agreement was signed
at the EXPO International Exhibition Center by Olzhas Akbayev,
Chief Executive Officer of KT-TELECOM LLP, and Kent Liu, CEO of
FireBird AI KZ LTD.


The project is aimed at developing digital infrastructure,
expanding computing capacity and accelerating the adoption of
artificial intelligence and cloud technologies in Kazakhstan.


The parties also signed a memorandum of cooperation involving
Kazakhtelecom, FireBird AI KZ and the International Society of the
Kazakh Language.


The memorandum provides for cooperation in advancing the Kazakh
language in the field of artificial intelligence, as well as
exploring and implementing joint projects and initiatives in this
area. The parties will consider projects aimed at developing the
use of the Kazakh language in AI technologies.







Kazpost is Kazakhstan’s national postal operator and a 100%
subsidiary of the state holding Samruk-Kazyna. It operates a
network of nearly 2,500 post offices across the country, employs
about 17,000 people, and provides postal, logistics, financial, and
digital services. In 2025, the company processed 8.9 million
international mail items (up 51% year-on-year) and 10 million
domestic mail items (up 6%). Kazakhstan rose to 39th place in the
Universal Postal Union’s global ranking of postal operators in
2025.


Firebird Inc. is a US-based company specializing in AI cloud
solutions and infrastructure, developing scalable GPU
infrastructure across international markets.


AI & Digital Bridge 2026 (formerly Digital Bridge) is being held
on October 1–3 at the EXPO International Exhibition Center in
Astana. Organized by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and
Digital Development of Kazakhstan, Astana Hub, and the Astana city
administration, the forum has attracted more than 1,500 speakers
from over 100 countries, 500+ investors, and 600+ startups, and is
expected to draw tens of thousands of participants.