Nvidia, a leader in AI chip manufacturing, is expanding into the Middle East and North Africa through a partnership with Qatari telecom giant Ooredoo. While the specific terms of the partnership remain undisclosed, it will enable the deployment of Nvidia’s advanced AI technology in Ooredoo’s data centers located in Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Kuwait, and the Maldives.
This collaboration marks Nvidia’s first significant move in the region, offering local businesses and governments direct access to its sought-after AI and graphics processing capabilities. Ooredoo intends to install thousands of Nvidia Tensor Core GPUs in its data centers, allowing customers to utilize cutting-edge AI tools, including generative AI functionalities.
Ooredoo is developing an AI-ready platform that integrates Nvidia’s technology across various systems, software, and services. This platform will enable governments, businesses, and startups to “securely process their private datasets as well as produce valuable insights as tokens that power innovations for its users,” according to a statement from Ooredoo.
The telecom company will provide GPU-as-a-Service, giving customers on-demand access to advanced AI tools, including generative AI technologies.
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Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President of Telecom at Nvidia, stated, “As a trusted regional telecommunications provider, Ooredoo Group combines deep enterprise and consumer relationships with the ability to invest in and deploy AI infrastructure and services. By providing NVIDIA’s full-stack AI computing platform to customers, Ooredoo will help make it easier for their customers to deploy generative AI applications and services.”
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Group CEO of Ooredoo, commented, “Implementing Nvidia’s full-stack platform for accelerated computing and generative AI, Ooredoo is equipped to be at the forefront of the AI revolution in MENA, driving digitalization and innovation as the leading digital infrastructure provider in the region. Working with Nvidia, we aim to meet the significantly growing demand for accelerated computing infrastructure to support advanced AI models.”
He added, “Our B2B clients, thanks to this agreement, will have access to services that probably their competitors (won’t) for another 18 to 24 months.” Ooredoo is investing $1 billion to enhance its regional data center capacity, with plans to nearly triple its current capabilities by the end of the decade.
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