e& UAE, the flagship telecom arm of e&, and Ankabut, the UAE\u2019s advanced national research and education network, have renewed their agreement to strengthen and modernise the secure, high-performance infrastructure underpinning the country\u2019s education and research ecosystem. The next phase of the partnership will expand capacity for advanced research, cloud connectivity, AI workloads and collaboration with global research networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership aims to transform the nation\u2019s academic landscape by creating a secure, resilient and ultra-high-performance digital foundation for the education sector. The initiative is designed to support rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence, advanced research and high-performance computing across universities and research institutions throughout the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdulla Ebrahim Al Ahmed, Chief Government & VVIP Relations Officer, e& UAE, said: \u201cTrue digital transformation in education requires us to look beyond traditional network solutions. We are proud to serve as the trusted architect of this secure, scalable, and resilient AI-ready foundation. By integrating Ankabut\u2019s educational network with e&\u2019s world-class connectivity and local AI hyperscalers, we are creating a powerful catalyst for home-grown innovation. This private education network will ensure that our academic institutions have sovereign, secure access to the world\u2019s most advanced AI tools and collaborative platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As AI adoption accelerates across the education sector, academic institutions require far more than traditional commercial Internet connectivity. They need a high-capacity network capable of supporting complex AI model training, deep learning inference and extensive data modelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new AI-enabled private education network will operate as a dedicated \u2018digital expressway\u2019, helping to reduce the impact of network congestion, bandwidth constraints and latency. The infrastructure will enable campuses to connect directly with local AI hyperscalers and large-scale cloud environments, helping researchers run intensive workloads and process complex datasets with greater speed, capacity and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarek Jundi, CEO, Ankabut, said: \u201cWe are witnessing the next evolution of research. With high-performance computing and data-intensive collaboration becoming central to modern knowledge, we need to move beyond just connecting institutions and become the digital backbone that enables secure and sovereign data research. This collaboration with e& UAE marks Ankabut\u2019s progression in the ecosystem that helps strengthen the country\u2019s capabilities for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership also extends connectivity to leading international research and education networks, enabling UAE-based academic institutions to collaborate more effectively on international research initiatives. Ankabut\u2019s National Research and Education Network (NREN) provides high-performance data exchange and secure, dedicated network access between education and research institutions in the UAE, while also orchestrating connectivity to global partners and UAE cloud service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aligned with the UAE\u2019s National AI Strategy and wider digital transformation agenda, the partnership will support AI adoption in the education sector through future-ready digital infrastructure. Through the collaboration, e& UAE and Ankabut aim to build the sovereign technical foundations required to accelerate home-grown innovation and strengthen the UAE\u2019s position as a global centre for AI, research and innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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