du announces strategic partners and sponsors for Envision 2025 to accelerate UAE’s AI-driven futureThrough the collective efforts of its sponsors and partners, Envision 2025 will be a launchpad for collaboration, innovation, and shaping the UAE’s AI-first vision.

Dubai, UAE, September 2, 2025: du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, today announced its prestigious line-up of sponsors and partners for the third edition of Envision, taking place on Tuesday, 9th September 2025 at Atlantis The Royal. Guided by the theme ‘AI progress begins when leaders and technology align.’ Envision 2025 will unite the UAE’s government leaders, municipalities, tech innovators, and global industry experts to accelerate the nation’s transition into AI-enabled smart communities.

Landmark collaboration to deliver an Arabic Telecom Large Language Model (LLM) tailored for internal operations, driving efficiency, automation and AI-driven innovation across systems at du.

Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Technology Officer at du

Dubai, UAE – August 6, 2025: du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, has partnered with Microsoft, Nokia, Khalifa University’s 6G Research Center, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch a first-of-its-kind Arabic Telecom Large Language Model (LLM). This cross-sector partnership brings together global tech innovation, regional research leadership, and international policy guidance to co-create an AI model that serves critical telecom functions in Arabic—a first in the industry. The du Arabic Telecom LLM is tailored specifically for internal telecom operations and is designed to enhance the efficiency of du’s processes while advancing the UAE’s vision for sovereign AI capabilities.

DE-CIX and datamena have upgraded the UAE-IX to offer 400 Gigabit Ethernet, enhancing its status as the largest and most advanced Internet Exchange in the Middle East and supporting the region’s digital growth.

Ivo Ivanov – CEO DE-CIX