Huawei reaffirmed its commitment to full-stack AI development in Saudi Arabia at LEAP 2026. The company outlined plans to drive industry value through full-stack AI capabilities, supporting the Kingdom’s long-term technology goals under Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabia’s ICT market has grown significantly in recent years. The sector is now valued at US$53 billion, marking an 89.5% increase since 2017. Meanwhile, the digital economy contributes 16% of GDP. In addition, 5G coverage across the Kingdom has reached 86%. As a result, Saudi Arabia is well positioned to move from a strong digital base toward the next phase of AI-driven growth.

However, this shift requires more than AI applications alone. It calls for full-stack AI capabilities that span connectivity, compute, cloud, and ecosystem support.

To meet this need, Huawei is advancing several AI-enhanced products. These include Agentic RAN, AI OTN, and AI WAN, alongside core connectivity technologies such as 5G, routers, and DWDM. Notably, the company invests more than 20% of its annual revenue in research and development. Through this investment, Huawei has built in-house capabilities across network chips, general-purpose compute chips, AI chips, storage, and optical modules.

Furthermore, Huawei continues to support an open technology ecosystem. This includes platforms such as HarmonyOS, openEuler, and GaussDB. The company’s large-scale AI infrastructure also includes the Atlas SuperPoD, which supports up to 8,192 NPUs.

By combining connectivity, full-stack compute, and AI Cloud, Huawei is working with global and local partners to deploy AI applications across key sectors in Saudi Arabia. These sectors include government, energy, and finance. Its AI-Centric Network offers lossless transmission, network autonomy, performance assurance, and built-in security.

To address growing compute requirements, Huawei also supplies large-scale, full-stack proprietary computing capabilities. Additionally, Huawei Cloud operates Class C 3AZ public cloud nodes, which represent the Kingdom’s highest security classification. These nodes keep data within national borders while delivering response times under 25 milliseconds. As a result, they support sovereign AI and digital security requirements.

Beyond technology, Huawei is strengthening its local ecosystem to support long-term AI growth in Saudi Arabia. The company works with more than 800 global industry independent software vendors, 1,500 local system integrators, and 300 delivery partners. Together, these partnerships bring technology, industry expertise, and local capabilities under one framework.

Talent development also remains a key focus. Through more than 30 ICT Academies across Saudi Arabia, Huawei supports local skills training. Each year, around 10,000 ICT professionals complete this training, helping strengthen the Kingdom’s digital capabilities.

Looking ahead, Huawei plans to continue building on its full-stack AI capabilities. The company aims to foster an open, thriving ecosystem while investing further in local talent. In doing so, Huawei intends to work closely with Saudi customers and partners, helping move AI from individual applications to broader industry value across the Kingdom.

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