e& UAE and Core42 launch UAE's first sovereign GPU compute platform
e& UAE and Core42 launched Sovereign AI Compute, giving in-country GPU access with no upfront cost and zero egress fees.
Based on reporting by Core42 — analysis by dalili
e& UAE and Core42, a G42 company, announced a partnership on July 20 to launch Sovereign AI Compute, giving enterprises and government bodies in the UAE immediate, secure, in-country access to GPU infrastructure. It is the first joint offering under a broader global partnership that also covers resilience of critical AI services and national digital continuity. The platform combines Core42 Sovereign AI Cloud with e& UAE national-scale digital infrastructure, secure connectivity, and local customer relationships, with no upfront capital cost and zero egress fees. e& UAE also introduced GPU Connect, bundling GPU access with premium connectivity. According to a recent Confluent survey, 38 percent of UAE and Saudi organizations already run agentic AI in production, among the highest rates recorded globally, and a lack of accessible in-country GPU infrastructure has been a specific bottleneck this partnership is designed to remove.
Key takeaways
- e& UAE and Core42 launched Sovereign AI Compute with no upfront cost and zero egress fees
- First joint offering under a broader partnership covering critical AI service resilience
- 38% of UAE and Saudi organizations already run agentic AI in production
Why it matters
Removing the in-country GPU access bottleneck directly targets what has been slowing agentic AI deployment in a region that already leads the world in adoption intent.
