SAMI-AEC joins LEAP 2025 as diamond sponsor

Ziad Al-Musallam, CEO of SAMI Advanced Electronics Company
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Updated 09 February 2025
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SAMI-AEC joins LEAP 2025 as diamond sponsor

SAMI Advanced Electronics Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Military Industries, is participating as a diamond sponsor at LEAP 2025. As one of the world’s premier technology gatherings, LEAP is taking place in Riyadh from Feb. 9 to 12, providing SAMI-AEC with a global platform to showcase its latest technological innovations to industry leaders, innovators, and technology enthusiasts from around the world.

At the heart of SAMI-AEC’s presence at LEAP 2025 is an immersive exhibition featuring groundbreaking solutions developed by Saudi talent, presented across five specialized zones: smart solutions, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital services, and specialized manufacturing capabilities. Each zone demonstrates the company’s commitment to technological excellence and its contributions to advancing Saudi Arabia’s digital and industrial sectors.

The smart solutions zone presents a suite of advanced urban technologies, including the state-of-the-art smart city platform, the Mawqfi smart parking system, queue management system, and fleet management solutions. These technologies are designed to enhance urban efficiency and optimize operational performance, reflecting SAMI-AEC’s leadership in the smart cities domain.

The AI zone highlights the company’s progress in AI-powered innovations, featuring cutting-edge solutions such as the Hema (eBariq drone), Raqeeb 4S, document recognition systems, and the under-vehicle scanning system. These intelligent systems represent the next generation of AI-driven security and automation technologies.

In the cybersecurity zone, SAMI-AEC is showcasing its robust cybersecurity portfolio, including its advanced monitoring detection response solution, data diode technology, cyber range services, and a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity services designed to fortify digital infrastructures and mitigate cyberthreats.

The digital services zone focuses on next-generation digital transformation solutions, including managed services, data monetization solutions, real-time communication tools, and the correspondence management system. These offerings underscore SAMI-AEC’s commitment to enhancing digital connectivity, efficiency, and security in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape.

The specialized manufacturing zone provides an in-depth exploration of SAMI-AEC’s manufacturing-as-a-service capabilities, demonstrating its ability to deliver high-quality, specialized production solutions tailored to diverse industry needs.

Ziad Al-Musallam, CEO of SAMI-AEC, said: “Our engagement in the fourth edition of LEAP is a testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation, excellence, and progress. It reinforces our leadership in industrial technology, cybersecurity, smart cities, and advanced manufacturing. At LEAP 2025, we are excited to present pioneering solutions that align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a global technology powerhouse.”

Through its strategic participation at LEAP 2025, SAMI-AEC aims to expand its global footprint, forge meaningful collaborations with industry stakeholders, and drive localization and diversification initiatives that will empower Saudi Arabia’s digital economy. The event also presents a significant opportunity for SAMI-AEC to engage with investors and explore new avenues for growth within the global technology ecosystem.

Since its establishment in 1988, SAMI-AEC has been a key enabler of Saudi Arabia’s electronics and technology sectors, delivering advanced solutions across defense, aerospace, energy, and security. With a highly skilled workforce exceeding 3,659 professionals — 85 percent of whom are Saudi nationals, including more than 1,500 engineers and certified experts — SAMI-AEC exemplifies the Kingdom’s commitment to fostering a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation and technical expertise.


Aramco Digital to launch National Industrial Network on 450 MHz band

Updated 12 January 2026
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Aramco Digital to launch National Industrial Network on 450 MHz band

Aramco Digital, the digital and technology arm of Aramco, is preparing to launch its National Industrial Network operating on the 450 MHz spectrum, a network designed to enable secure, resilient, and high-reliability industrial communications across Saudi Arabia. The network has been engineered as a mission-critical industrial infrastructure to deliver high levels of security, flexibility, and reliability to meet the needs of industrial sectors. It provides wide-area coverage with advanced protection standards, supporting operational environments that require continuous performance and dependable connectivity for critical facilities and assets.

“The National Industrial Network has been designed to support the advanced operational requirements of modern industrial environments, aimed at enhancing efficiency, strengthening business continuity, and enabling a new class of highly reliable industrial communications. Together with next-generation mission-critical smart radios, the network aims to help build a future-ready industrial infrastructure that enables real-time data insights, supports industrial digital transformation, and aligns with the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030,” said Nabil Al-Nuaim, Aramco Digital CEO.

Unlike public networks, the National Industrial Network has been purpose-built for industrial environments, enabling connectivity for critical assets, supply chains, logistics operations, and autonomous mobility systems. The network seeks to elevate smart industrial services, supporting real-time monitoring, automation, enhanced safety, and higher operational efficiency across industrial sectors.

As part of the launch, Aramco Digital plans to introduce an integrated portfolio of industrial digital solutions powered by the 450 MHz network. These include specialized connectivity packages tailored to diverse sector needs, along with a new generation of mission-critical smart radios designed specifically for industrial operations. The devices combine rugged high-performance design and industrial safety compliance with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, enhanced sensing technologies, extended battery life, and real-time on-device data processing, helping improve accuracy, safety, and operational continuity in complex environments.

The network has also been designed to support a wide spectrum of industrial IoT applications, including asset condition and performance monitoring, fleet tracking, air-quality and environmental sensing, intelligent video monitoring, smart metering, lighting and infrastructure control, as well as mobility and fleet-management solutions. These capabilities enhance operational transparency, automation, and efficiency across both industrial and public sectors.

The National Industrial Network aims to help establish a strong technological foundation for Saudi Arabia’s next industrial phase, contributing to the objectives of Vision 2030 by delivering highly reliable, nationwide industrial connectivity that enables automation, intelligence, and advanced digital services across vital sectors. By developing connectivity solutions aligned with the needs of modern industrial operations, Aramco Digital is helping shape the future of mission-critical digital infrastructure in the Kingdom, moving beyond traditional telecommunications to enable continuous interaction between devices, machines, and AI-powered systems, and strengthening real-time decision-making through edge processing.

The 450 MHz National Industrial Network represents more than an improvement in coverage or performance. It is a strategic step toward smarter, more autonomous, and technology-driven industrial ecosystems that enhance operational excellence and set a new benchmark for advanced digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

With the accelerating pace of digital transformation in the Kingdom, secure and reliable connectivity has become a fundamental pillar in supporting operational requirements and driving economic growth. Organizations across various sectors— including industrial sectors and those enabling future economies — are increasingly relying on advanced connectivity solutions and technologies to enhance safety and reliability, improve operational efficiency, and unlock new horizons for sustainable economic development.