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AI GROWTH IN MIDDLE EAST THROUGH AGREEMENT 

Nvidia is strengthening its presence in the Middle East with a partnership with Ooredoo aimed at boosting AI innovation in data centers in the region.

Nvidia has thus entered into an agreement to provide AI technology to the data centers of Ooredoo, a Qatari telecommunications group operating in five Middle Eastern countries.

Ooredoo announced that it has become a Cloud Partner of Nvidia as part of its strategy to become the leading provider of digital infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa.

The agreement was signed during the TM Forum in Copenhagen on June 19.

Ooredoo will use Nvidia’s advanced accelerated computing platform to support the AI revolution in the region.

This platform will offer vanatges to governments, companies and startups in Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Kuwait and the Maldives, giving them access to Nvidia’s latest full-stack AI platform.

Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, CEO of the Ooredoo Group, said that by implanting Nvidia’s full-stack platform for accelerated computing and generative AI, Ooredoo is positioning itself at the forefront of the AI revolution in the MENA region, promoting digitization and innovation as the region’s leading digital infrastructure provider.

Nvidia is leading the adoption of AI technology in the Middle East. The deal with Ooredoo represents the company’s first major launch in the region and comes despite U.S. restrictions on exports to prevent China from obtaining high-performance U.S. chips from the Middle East, as reported by Reuters.

The companies did not disclose the value of the deal nor the specific details of the technology that will be installed in data centers, according to the report.

Fakhroo revealed to Reuters that Ooredoo is investing $1 billion to increase the capacity of its regional data centers by an additional 20-25 megawatts, up from the current 40 megawatts. Capacity is expected to triple by the end of the decade.