Hancom signs three-way MOU with Hancom Inostream, Furiosa AI to target public-sector AX market

Hancom is accelerating its push into the NPU-based AI transformation (AX) market, partnering with affiliate Hancom Inostream and AI chipmaker Furiosa AI to expand its business targeting public institutions.

Hancom announced Tuesday that it had signed a three-way MOU with Hancom Inostream and Furiosa AI to cooperate on AX business.

The three companies will combine Hancom's agentic operating system with Furiosa AI's second-generation AI accelerator, the Renegade (RNGD), to support AI transformation at enterprises and public institutions.

Under the agreement, Hancom will lead AX solution development and commercialization. Hancom Inostream will cultivate NPU specialists and identify market demand through education. Furiosa AI will supply the RNGD hardware and software stack and provide technical support for joint development of AX appliances and NPU environment optimization.

More specifically, Hancom and Furiosa AI will jointly develop a proof-of-concept AX appliance based on the agentic OS and pursue its commercialization. Hancom will also undertake technical cooperation and joint verification to optimize the agentic OS for NPU environments.

Hancom plans to commercialize an on-premises AX appliance package aimed at enterprises and public institutions and will develop strategies to expand its market presence.

Hancom Inostream, serving as Furiosa AI's authorized NPU training center, will take full charge of planning, marketing, recruiting and operating the curriculum. The company will build a level- and role-based curriculum roadmap spanning beginner to expert levels to develop NPU professionals.

Furiosa AI will provide the latest NPU technology standards and software stacks needed for education and hands-on training. It will also handle specialized technical support and ensure the credibility of certificates and credentials issued to instructors and participants who complete the program.

The three companies will also pursue joint marketing and business development targeting corporate clients and the public sector. Hancom Inostream will share NPU adoption demand identified through its training programs with Furiosa AI, while Furiosa AI will connect partner business opportunities with Hancom Inostream. Hancom will then channel these into its AX business to secure new demand in the corporate and public markets.

"This agreement will serve as an opportunity to strengthen our AX business competitiveness by combining Hancom's agentic OS with Furiosa AI's NPU technology," Hancom CEO Kim Yeon-su said. "Based on close cooperation spanning AI talent development, technology verification and commercialization, we will support the AI transformation of enterprises and public institutions and accelerate our market push."

Meanwhile, Hancom's AI business is gaining momentum as monetization picks up. The company posted first-half standalone sales of 98.6 billion won ($72.8 million), a record high for any half-year period. AI product sales in the first half reached 13.47 billion won, already surpassing full-year AI sales of 8.9 billion won last year, cementing AI as a core revenue driver for the company.