HUMAIN and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy advanced AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, aiming to position the Kingdom as a global hub for AI inferencing and hybrid edge-to-cloud services. Under this partnership, HUMAIN plans to deploy 200 megawatts of Qualcomm’s AI200 and AI250 rack solutions starting in 2026, designed to deliver high-performance AI inference capabilities for enterprises and governments worldwide. The collaboration will also integrate HUMAIN’s Saudi-developed Arabic multimodal large-language model, “ALLaM,” with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge AI hardware and software infrastructure. This initiative supports Saudi Arabia’s broader goals of digital transformation and innovation leadership within the global AI economy.
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Commenting on the collaboration, HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin said, “This collaboration combines our deep regional expertise and full AI stack and infrastructure capabilities with Qualcomm’s decades of semiconductors technology and product leadership. Together, we will unlock exponential value across industries and position Saudi Arabia to lead the next era of artificial intelligence innovation in the region and globally for generations to come.” Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon added, “By establishing advanced AI data-centres powered by Qualcomm’s industry-leading inference solutions, we are helping the Kingdom create a technology ecosystem that will accelerate its AI ambitions of becoming a hub of intelligent computing.” The partnership underscores Saudi Arabia’s commitment to building a world-class AI ecosystem and aligns with Qualcomm’s strategy to expand beyond mobile chips into large-scale data center and generative AI infrastructure globally.
