Rakuten Symphony cloud RAN tech powers Tawal’s multi-operator indoor network
Neutral-host network deployed at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah
News - Saudi Arabia
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
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Groq secures $1.5bn from Saudi Arabia to expand AI inference infrastructure in the region
Investment will support expansion of Damman data center
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Mobily lands Africa-1 subsea cable in Duba, Saudi Arabia
Fourth landing for the cable, scheduled for completion in 2026
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Armada to deploy containerized Edge data centers in Saudi for Aramco
Partners with Microsoft to deploy pods for real-time data analysis
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Ooredoo Group to build subsea cable to connect the Middle East
Will connect seven countries in the Arabian Gulf
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AWS launches CloudFront Edge region in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cloud giant aims to launch full Saudi cloud region in 2026
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Armada to deploy containerized data center pods for Newlab in Detroit and Riyadh
Pods to support early stage tech startups
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HPE selected to build Blue Lion supercomputer at LRZ
Plus a round up of other recent supercomputing news
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STC secures Spanish gov't approval to snap up 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Secures voting rights as part of the deal
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Telecom Egypt and Mobily to land Saudi-Egypt subsea cable
MoU first signed in June 2022, cable is still going ahead
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Aramco Digital announces partnerships to boost AI and wireless technologies in Saudi Arabia
Collaborating with Cerebras Systems, Groq, and Qualcomm
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Grid Telecom and Dawiyat Integrated to build Greece-Saudi Arabia subsea cable system
Timelines for the project are yet to be announced
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Saudi's STC linked with United Group takeover - report
Could STC expand its European footprint
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Aramco partners with Pasqal to install first quantum computer in Saudi Arabia
200-qubit system scheduled for deployment in 2025
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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund agrees deal with STC to create tower company
Will be the biggest tower provider in the Middle East, combining Tawal and Golden Lattice
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Aramco and GCT sign 5G chip deal in Saudi Arabia
The partnership will also push AI
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HPE starts production of ProLiant Gen11 servers at new ‘majority female’ Saudi facility
Servers produced at the site will carry a ‘Saudi Tech’ logo
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Edge firm Armada signs deal to deploy data center modules in Middle East
Edarat commits to acquiring 10 Galleons in 2024
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Aramco Digital pairs with Intel for Saudi Arabia's first Open RAN development center
The center is expected to open this year
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Zain to sell final 20% tower stake to Saudi's Public Investment Fund
Will increase PIF's stake in the tower company to 80 percent
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KT, Hyundai, and STC sign MoU for digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
JV will "catalyze" digital transformation of Saudi Arabia
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Eutelsat closes OneWeb merger
Combined company becomes first GEO/LEO satellite operator
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Saudi telco STC Group takes 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Becomes the biggest shareholder in the Spanish mobile operator
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Biden Admin restricts exports of Nvidia & AMD AI chips to some Middle Eastern countries
Following wider blocks on China
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United Group agrees to Tawal towers sale across Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia
Deal has been approved by Commission for the Protection of Competition