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e& UAE And Core42 Launch Sovereign AI Compute Platform

BySendTech Times Cloud & Infrastructure DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: Middle East AI News
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Middle East AI News reported that e& UAE and Core42 launched Sovereign AI Compute, giving UAE enterprises and government bodies in-country GPU access with data residency, connectivity and vendor-claimed zero egress fees.

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e& UAE And Core42 Launch Sovereign AI Compute Platform
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A Sovereign AI Compute platform from e& UAE and Core42 gives UAE enterprises and government bodies in-country access to on-demand GPU infrastructure, Middle East AI News reported, moving the partnership from network and cloud assets into a managed AI deployment offer.

The platform combines Core42's Sovereign AI Cloud with e& UAE's national connectivity network.

The companies are pitching the service for organisations that want to build, train, fine-tune and deploy AI applications while keeping sensitive data inside the UAE.

Core42 Cloud And e& Connectivity Sit In One Offer

Middle East AI News described Sovereign AI Compute as the first offering under a wider global partnership between e& UAE and Core42.

The commercial model bundles compute, private connectivity, local support and professional services under one operating framework.

The companies also introduced GPU Connect, a package that links GPU capability with premium e& UAE connectivity.

The offer is aimed at government, healthcare, financial services, energy, education, retail, manufacturing and industrial customers, alongside large enterprises with sensitive workload requirements.

Middle East AI News linked the launch to organisations moving beyond pilot projects, but the platform evidence remains the service bundle itself: local GPU access, Core42 sovereign cloud infrastructure, e& UAE connectivity, local support and professional services.

The deployment path is therefore defined by where workloads run and how customers connect to them, not by a named production customer in the launch material.

Zero Egress Fees Are A Vendor Claim

e& UAE and Core42 describe the platform as carrying no upfront capital expenditure requirement, a competitive cost model and zero egress fees.

No public pricing table or independent cost benchmark was included with the announcement.

The platform is also tied to the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031.

The launch sits within the country's sovereign AI agenda through GPU access, data residency, connectivity and support for production AI workloads.

Customer Adoption Remains Outside The Launch

The deployment route is built for organisations that need local data handling and AI infrastructure without owning the hardware stack.

The announcement did not name first customers or disclose GPU capacity, leaving adoption evidence to follow the platform launch.

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