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Qualcomm and HUMAIN sign MoU to deliver advanced AI data centres in Saudi Arabia
Qualcomm Technologies, a technology provider enabling connected intelligent computing, and HUMAIN, a national Artificial Intelligence champion advancing Saudi Arabia’ s goals for AI, signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU was signed with the intent to enter a strategic collaboration for the development of next-generation AI data centres, infrastructure and cloud-to- Edge services to meet the rapidly growing demand for AI across the globe, including Saudi Arabia.
Qualcomm and HUMAIN signed an MoU to deliver advanced AI data centres, hybrid AI across Edge and cloud, along with cloud-to- Edge services in Saudi Arabia and beyond. The strategic collaboration will foster the development of cutting-Edge AI and CPU solutions for data centres by Qualcomm for use in HUMAIN AI cloud infrastructure.
Qualcomm will collaborate with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to set up a design centre to help develop the Saudi semiconductor ecosystem and nurture local engineering talent.
The data centres and supporting ecosystem are intended to provide both government and enterprise organisations with access to high-performance and power efficient CPU and AI cloud infrastructure and cloud-to- Edge services.
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, MCIT to establish a world-class Qualcomm Design Centre in Saudi Arabia for semiconductor technology, supported with training and startup initiatives focused on building infrastructure and technology capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
This initiative supports Saudi Arabia’ s goal of becoming a global hub for semiconductor design, driving economic growth, attracting talent, and providing upskilling opportunities in semiconductor technology to Saudi Arabia’ s engineers.
“ Together, we are not only building data centres and next-generation AI capabilities but also laying the groundwork for a vibrant semiconductor ecosystem powered by worldclass talent,” said His Excellency Eng Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
“ This agreement marks a major milestone in our journey to build a global hub for AI infrastructure, which helps enable Qualcomm Technologies’ data centre expansion, driving high-performance lowpower computing and energy-efficient AI processing at scale,” said Tareq Amin, Chief Executive Officer, HUMAIN.
Following the signing of the MOU, HUMAIN and Qualcomm Technologies intend to:
• Develop and build cutting-Edge AI data centres in Saudi Arabia designed to deliver highly efficient, scalable cloud-to- Edge hybrid AI inferencing solutions for local and international customers based on Qualcomm Technologies’ Edge and data centre solutions
• Develop and supply state-of-the-art data centre CPU and AI solutions from Qualcomm Technologies, with performance and efficiency, to power data centres in HUMAIN’ s AI cloud infrastructure
• Accelerate the use of HUMAIN’ s AI cloud infrastructure by leveraging Edge devices powered by Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon and Dragonwing processors
• Integrate HUMAIN’ s family of Arabic large language models, ALLaM, co-developed with SDAIA with the wide ecosystem of AI Edge devices powered by Qualcomm Technologies’ processors, bringing hybrid cloud-to-Edge AI inferencing capabilities to a vast array of devices p
These offerings will enable the deployment of AI solutions that can make real-time predictions and decisions, in addition to significantly increasing the availability and value of advanced AI-enabled applications.
Under the agreement, HUMAIN and Qualcomm Technologies also announced a major collaboration with Saudi Arabia’ s
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