Ooredoo Group and NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) have announced their collaboration to become the leading digital infrastructure provider across the Middle East and North Africa region.

As part of its expansion strategy, the collaboration with Ooredoo aims to harness NVIDIA’s advanced accelerated computing platform to drive the AI revolution in the region. It plans to deploy thousands of NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs in its AI data centres across the region, providing customers with access to a state-of-the-art AI platform equipped with advanced infrastructure, tools, and software, and offering on-demand access to cutting-edge AI and machine learning tools, including transformative technologies like generative AI.

Additionally, the collaboration aims to develop an AI-ready platform using NVIDIA's full-stack innovation in systems, software, and services. This platform will serve as a valuable resource, supporting governments and empowering enterprises and startups to securely process their private datasets and derive valuable insights, fueling innovations for its users. Furthermore, the collaboration will support governments, enterprises, and startups across Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Kuwait, and the Maldives to gain access to NVIDIA's latest full-stack AI platform.

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Announcing the partnership, Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Group CEO of Ooredoo, said, “By implementing NVIDIA's full-stack platform for accelerated computing and generative AI, Ooredoo is equipped to lead the AI revolution in MENA, driving digitalization and innovation as the region’s leading digital infrastructure provider. Working with NVIDIA, we aim to meet the significantly growing demand for accelerated computing infrastructure to support advanced AI models.”

Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President of Telecom at NVIDIA, added, “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.”