Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: Saudi AI infrastructure provider OmniOps announced the signing of a strategic memorandum of understanding with US-based Groq, a global innovator in AI semiconductors and inference acceleration.

According to a recent press release, this partnership aims to expand AI adoption across Saudi Arabia by combining OmniOps’ sovereign AI infrastructure with GroqCloud’s advanced inference technology.

The collaboration will support locally hosted, high-performance AI solutions that comply with national data and cybersecurity regulations.

Commenting on this, Mohammed Altassan, Founding CEO of OmniOps, said: “Groq is one of the world’s most exciting players in AI accelerator application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), and we’re thrilled to partner with them to expand world-class inference capabilities to enterprises across Saudi Arabia.”

Meanwhile, Fahad Alturief, VP & MD MENA at Groq, added: "Saudi Arabia is taking bold steps to build a world-class AI ecosystem, and we are proud to partner with OmniOps to support this vision. By combining Groq’s industry-leading AI inference capabilities with OmniOps’ sovereign AI infrastructure expertise, we can enable faster AI adoption and deliver measurable value for organizations across the Kingdom.”