Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced its plans to launch an infrastructure region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
The infrastructure regions will allow customers to run workloads and securely store customer content in both countries while serving end-users with even lower latency.
KSA
As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest more than $5.3 billion (approximately 19.88 billion Saudi riyal) in Saudi Arabia, with the infrastructure region to be launched in 2026.
“The partnership with AWS and their announcement of an AWS Region, backed by a $5.3 billion investment, ignites a new era of technological excellence and innovation for the Kingdom,” said His Excellency Engineer Abdullah Alswaha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
AWS said it will establish two new innovation centers and that the investment will include upskilling students, local developers and the next generation of local talent at any stage in their career with access to cloud computing skills.
Mexico
In Mexico, AWS plans to launch the region by early 2025 and plans to invest more than $5 billion (approximately MXN $85 billion) in the country over the next 15 years.
“Cloud services are an essential part of everyday life, helping us to digitally and economically transform Mexico,” said Raquel Buenrostro, Mexican secretary of economy.
“We welcome AWS’s investment and expansion in Mexico because it is a sign of trust and demonstrates conditions are right to support the nearshoring trend across many sectors of our economy. We also welcome AWS’s investment in training students, micro, small and medium-sized companies, and digital entrepreneurs in Mexico at scale.”
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Shruti Khairnar is a seasoned B2B reporter with a diverse background in financial journalism. She has written for prominent B2B publications including FinTech Futures, ESG Investor, Sustainabonds and more.
