AI data centers

NourNet launched its AI Agent Platform and expanded its main data center to 10 MW and 750 racks during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh.

A weekly roundup of major Saudi ICT deals, featuring $15B at LEAP 2026, HUMAIN’s new $10B venture fund, and massive national data center expansions.

The Aseer 911 data center secured international Tier III design certification from the Uptime Institute during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh.

AMD and Saudi PIF-backed HUMAIN announced a $10 billion joint venture to build 500MW of AI infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Saudi Arabia is advancing sovereign AI infrastructure with major cloud expansions and technical training programs unveiled during LEAP 2026.

MIS and Humain partner at LEAP 2026 to build 250 MW AI data center capacity in Saudi Arabia alongside new cloud expansions with AWS and Together Compute.

Saudi Arabia unveiled over $15 billion in technology deals at LEAP 2026, targeting massive data center growth, advanced cloud systems, and high-performance computing.

Saudi Energy signed three strategic agreements at LEAP 2026 to supply power infrastructure for artificial intelligence data centers and computing hubs.

Saudi Arabia opened LEAP 2026 with over $15 billion in technology deals, featuring new AI infrastructure, cloud zones, and autonomous trucking networks.

DataVolt and PIF-backed HUMAIN have started building a 360 MW AI data center in NEOM’s Oxagon, with an initial 100 MW phase opening in 2028.

Day two of LEAP 2026 secured over $2.5 billion in funding for data center capacity, cloud solutions, and localized technology research across Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft will launch its Saudi Arabia East cloud region in November 2026, delivering local Azure services and projected economic gains.

Saudi Arabia has been selected to host xAI’s first international data center outside the US, alongside new hardware manufacturing and server export projects.

Meta is testing specialized robots to handle cable replacement, server restarts, and rack maintenance across its growing infrastructure network.

Amazon has ordered two million advanced Nvidia GPU processors to expand AWS data center capacity for generative AI workloads through 2028.

Anthropic has committed $45 billion to rent AI computing capacity from Nscale, securing Nvidia Vera Rubin systems from West Virginia starting in late 2027.

A Ciena study reveals that over 90% of telecom providers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE expect AI network services to drive major revenue growth.

HPE has launched its Gen12 Saudi Made servers powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors, offering enhanced efficiency and security for regional enterprises.

MIS signs a five-year data center hosting contract with PIF-owned HUMAIN valued at over 30% of its 2025 annual revenue.

NVIDIA reports that power constraints have replaced chip shortages as the main obstacle limiting the expansion of AI data center facilities worldwide.

Nvidia will raise AI server prices by more than 15 percent for shipments in 2027 amid climbing memory chip costs and sustained global infrastructure demand.

Nvidia is seeking $500 billion in institutional financing with Wall Street firms to fund global data center expansion and guarantee chip resale values.