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Trump, UAE ink 5G data center deal

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17.05.2025
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Trump, UAE ink deal on 5G data center

The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are partnering to build in Abu Dhabi what will be the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside the U.S.

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The AI campus, unveiled during President Trump’s visit to the UAE, will have 5 gigawatts of capacity and eventually stretch across 10 square miles, the Commerce Department announced this week.

The data center at Qasr Al Watan will serve as a regional platform for U.S. hyperscalers, which are technology companies that provide cloud computing and data management services.

These companies will be able to offer low-latency services to nearly half of the global population residing within 2,000 miles of the UAE, according to the Commerce Department.

"By extending the world’s leading American tech stack to an important strategic partner in the region, this agreement is a major milestone in achieving President Trump’s vision for U.S. AI dominance," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement Thursday.

It is one in a flurry of AI-related deals the Trump administration signed this week with the Gulf nations. The Trump administration has made American AI dominance a key goal of its technology policy, though some have concerns these deals sidestepped national security concerns.

Under the new agreement, Abu Dahbi-based firm G42 will build a massive data center in Abu Dhabi that is expected to be the largest AI campus outside the United States.

China hawks in Congress have previously raised concerns about G42, given its reported ties to China.

As the deals were rolled out this week, Republican Rep. John Moolenaar (Mich.), the chair of the House Select Committee on China, said any AI deals need “scrutiny and verifiable guardrails."

“The U.S. must lead the world in AI technology—but we must do it securely,” he wrote on X. “The CCP is actively seeking indirect access to our top tech.”

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