Global tech alliance launches Stargate UAE
In a historic step forward for artificial intelligence and international collaboration, G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group and Cisco today announced their partnership to build Stargate UAE.
Stargate UAE is a 1-gigawatt next-generation AI infrastructure cluster that will run in the newly established 5-gigawatt UAE-US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi.
It will be built by G42 and operated by OpenAI and Oracle.
The collaboration will also include Cisco, offering its zero-trust security and AI-ready connectivity, and SoftBank Group, as well as NVIDIA which will supply the latest NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB300 systems.
The facility will provide best-in-class infrastructure, nation-scale compute, and low latency inferencing to deliver AI that will meet the demands of an increasingly intelligent world. The first 200-megawatt AI cluster is expected to go live in 2026.
Stargate UAE creates a foundation for scalable, trusted AI. It will accelerate scientific discovery and drive innovation across industries ranging from healthcare and energy to finance and transportation, fuelling future economic growth and national development.
The UAE-US AI Campus which will house Stargate UAE was announced last week in Abu Dhabi in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and US President Donald Trump.
The initiative builds on a new framework by the US and UAE governments, the 'US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership,' to deepen cooperation and collaboration on AI and advanced technologies developing safe, secure and responsible AI that delivers long-term benefits for humanity.
Under this framework, UAE entities will also expand their investments in digital infrastructure in the US, in projects such as Stargate US, in line with the recently announced 'America First Investment Policy.'
Spanning over 25 sq.km., the full UAE-US AI infrastructure campus is the largest such deployment outside of the US. It will provide 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity and regional compute resources.
The facility will be powered by nuclear, solar and natural gas to minimize carbon emissions and it will also house a science park driving innovation, talent development and sustainable compute infrastructure.
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