Huawei has
reaffirmed its commitment to Saudi Arabia at LEAP 2026, outlining a clear value
proposition to drive industry value through full-stack AI capabilities,
establishing a sustainable foundation for the Kingdom's long-term AI
development, supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.
Saudi Arabia’s ICT
market has reached US$53 billion, growing 89.5% since 2017. The digital economy
now contributes 16% of GDP, while 5G coverage has reached 86%, positioning the
Kingdom to move from a strong digital foundation toward the next stage of AI-driven
growth. This transition requires more than AI applications — it calls for
full-stack capabilities spanning connectivity, compute, cloud, and ecosystem
enablement.
Huawei is
advancing its AI-enhanced products, including Agentic RAN, AI OTN, and AI WAN, alongside
core connectivity technologies such as 5G, routers, and DWDM. Investing more
than 20% of its annual revenue in R&D, the firm has developed in-house
capabilities spanning network chips, general-purpose compute chips, AI chips,
storage, and optical modules. Huawei also continues to foster an open
technology ecosystem through platforms such as HarmonyOS, openEuler, and
GaussDB, along with its large-scale AI infrastructure which includes the Atlas
SuperPoD, supporting up to 8,192 NPUs.
By
combining connectivity, full-stack compute, and AI Cloud, Huawei works with
global and local partners to deploy AI applications across key sectors in Saudi
Arabia, including government, energy, and finance.Its AI-Centric Network
features lossless transmission, network autonomy, performance assurance, and
built-in security. To address compute requirements, Huawei supplies
large-scale, full-stack proprietary computing capabilities. Furthermore, Huawei
Cloud operates (Class C) 3AZ public cloud nodes, the Kingdom’s highest security
classification, keeping data within national borders while delivering response
times under 25 ms to support sovereign AI and digital security requirements.
Huawei is also
strengthening its local ecosystem to support the long-term development of Saudi
Arabia’s AI industry. The company works with more than 800 global industry independent software vendors (ISVs), 1500 local system integrators (SIs), and 300 delivery partners to bring together
technology, industry expertise, and local capabilities. Through over 30 ICT Academies in Saudi Arabia, Huawei supports the development of
local talent, with 10,000 ICT professionals trained annually, helping
strengthen the Kingdom’s local innovation and digital skills.
Looking ahead, Huawei will
continue to build on full-stack AI capabilities, bring together an open and
thriving ecosystem, and invest in local talent, working with Saudi customers
and partners to move AI from applications to industry value and help the Kingdom
advance toward a more intelligent, resilient, and prosperous future.
