Ooredoo Partners with NVIDIA to Introduce AI Cloud Services for Sovereignty in Qatar's Digital Landscape
Ooredoo, Qatar's leading telecommunications provider, has taken a significant step forward in the nation's digital transformation journey by launching Qatar's first advanced sovereign AI cloud services. Powered by the latest NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and hosted within its secure local data centres, this initiative is a strategic milestone in Qatar’s digital evolution [1][2][3].
The AI cloud infrastructure is sovereign, ensuring all data is stored and processed locally within Qatar’s borders, adhering to national data sovereignty and security regulations. This local hosting model reduces reliance on international cloud providers, enhancing digital resilience and protecting sensitive information [1].
The service offers high-performance accelerated computing with ultra-low latency, enabling organizations to handle massive datasets and deploy AI-driven solutions efficiently [1]. It caters to a wide range of users from startups to government entities, fostering a broad base of AI innovation and digital transformation [1].
Aligning directly with Qatar’s Digital Agenda 2030, which aims to diversify the economy through technological innovation and enhance the digital infrastructure of the country, the launch of these services is expected to fuel economic growth, upgrade citizen experiences, and strengthen Qatar’s position as a regional digital leader [2].
The initiative also supports the Qatar National AI Strategy by providing the necessary computational power and secure infrastructure to facilitate large-scale AI adoption and development [2]. By enabling AI-driven applications locally, Ooredoo’s sovereign AI cloud is expected to contribute to a new generation of innovation, economic growth, and Qatar's position as a digital leader in the region [2].
The collaboration between Ooredoo and NVIDIA reflects Qatar’s ambition to lead AI innovation in the Middle East, furthering governmental goals for a knowledge-based economy underpinned by advanced technology [3]. The suite includes the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform for building, testing, and scaling AI models, and the infrastructure facilities are designed to meet the demands of high-performance computing workloads [3].
For customers, this means faster access to computing power, the ability to handle massive datasets securely, and the convenience of deploying AI solutions under national data policies [3]. The platform is deployed securely in Ooredoo's data centres, managed by Syntys, and Ooredoo, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), offers customers access to NVIDIA's full software suite for AI development [3].
In summary, Ooredoo’s sovereign AI cloud service is a major technological advancement that underpins Qatar’s strategic goals for digital transformation and AI leadership, empowering industries while ensuring data sovereignty and security [1][2][3]. This initiative is set to pave the way for a new generation of innovation, contributing to Qatar's ambitions for a robust digital infrastructure, local hosting of critical technology, and a leading position in the digital economy of the region.
- Ooredoo's sovereign AI cloud service, powered by NVIDIA's technology, is hosted within its secure local data centers, providing high-performance computing with ultra-low latency for a wide range of users, including startups and government entities.
- This cloud infrastructure, a part of Qatar's Digital Agenda 2030, ensures all data is stored and processed locally, adhering to national data sovereignty and security regulations, thereby reducing reliance on international cloud providers.
- The AI cloud service contributes to Qatar's economic growth, enhances citizen experiences, and strengthens Qatar’s position as a regional digital leader by fostering AI innovation and upgrading the country's digital infrastructure.
- The initiative supports the Qatar National AI Strategy by providing the necessary computational power and secure infrastructure to facilitate large-scale AI adoption and development, aligning with Qatar’s ambition to lead AI innovation in the Middle East.
- For customers, the AI cloud service offers faster access to computing power, secure handling of massive datasets, and the convenience of deploying AI solutions under national data policies, all managed by Ooredoo, an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform for building, testing, and scaling AI models.
