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Huawei to launch Ascend 950 AI chip and HarmonyOS in South Korea in 2025
Friday, December 26, 2025 at 02:22 AM
Huawei plans to launch its latest AI chip, Ascend 950, in South Korea next year, offering it as an alternative to NVIDIA. The company intends to sell the chips in clusters and provide end-to-end solutions including network and storage hardware and software. Huawei also aims to supply its open-source HarmonyOS to South Korean companies next year.
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Huawei is set to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in South Korea by launching its Ascend 950 AI chips and data center solutions in 2025. This strategic expansion focuses on providing comprehensive "End-to-End" infrastructure, integrating hardware, networking, and storage. Unlike traditional sales models, Huawei plans to offer full-scale AI clusters directly to Korean enterprises, potentially bypassing third-party distributors to streamline industrial applications and service integration.
This move signals a major shift in the semiconductor supply chain as Huawei positions itself as a viable "second option" for companies seeking high-performance computing alternatives. Alongside the hardware push, the company will introduce its open-source Harmony OS to the Korean market, targeting smart home and enterprise ecosystems. While Huawei does not plan a smartphone launch in Korea next year, its aggressive entry into the AI infrastructure space marks a critical moment for regional competition against established leaders like Nvidia.
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