Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
ByteBridge has signed MoUs with Naizak Global Engineering Systems in Saudi Arabia and FuriosaAI in APAC to drive hyperscale growth, AI-ready infrastructure, and digital transformation. The collaborations combine local expertise with cutting-edge global technologies to accelerate AI adoption, expand market access, and support regional and international enterprises.
Oman Data Park has deployed NVIDIA H200 GPUs, the first in Oman, to enhance AI training, NLP, deep learning, and HPC capabilities. The upgrade supports Oman Vision 2040, reinforcing AI adoption, data sovereignty, and digital resilience for government, business, and academia.
Equinix has opened its first AI-ready IBX data centre in Chennai with an initial 800 cabinets, scalable to 4,250. The US$69 million facility integrates with Mumbai’s cloud ecosystem, supports liquid cooling for AI workloads, and strengthens India’s digital and innovation ambitions in emerging technologies.
OmniOps has partnered with Groq to advance sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The MoU focuses on deploying locally hosted, high-performance inference solutions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting Vision 2030 goals by accelerating AI adoption across key sectors like government, energy, and aviation.
Core42’s deployment of GPT-OSS models through Compass API gives UAE organizations sovereign AI infrastructure with unmatched performance, scalability, and affordability. With local hosting, high-speed processing, hardware flexibility, and lower costs, businesses and developers can build sector-specific AI systems while ensuring compliance and innovation at global standards.
Zain KSA and Cisco have partnered to build scalable AI infrastructure and GPUaaS offerings in Saudi Arabia. The initiative supports AI adoption, local talent development, and aligns with Vision 2030’s digital transformation goals to establish the country as a hub for AI and advanced technologies.
AIS Business launched Thailand’s first locally operated hyperscale cloud, powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, designed for AI workloads with data sovereignty and localized billing. It also introduced a NaaS platform for flexible enterprise network management.
center3 won the Datacloud award for best data centre in MEA, underscoring its leadership in expanding hyperscale, AI-ready infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The company focuses on sustainability, scalability, and supporting Vision 2030’s digital ambitions.
Khazna and NVIDIA collaborate to build advanced AI infrastructure across MEA, with next-gen data centers supporting NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and scalable AI clusters.
Cisco launches AI-powered network, security, and management solutions to accelerate enterprise digital transformation, enhance security, and enable autonomous operations in the AI era.