Salam and QBS Partner to Launch the Region’s First Arabic-First AI Customer Experience Platform
This strategic partnership aims to deliver a comprehensive ecosystem of AI-powered solutions tailored for businesses, government entities, and SMEs across the Kingdom.
Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam), a leading innovator in the Saudi telecommunication market, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quality Business Solutions (QBS) to co-develop Salam CX, the region’s first Arabic-first customer experience (CX) platform.
This strategic partnership aims to deliver a comprehensive ecosystem of AI-powered solutions tailored for businesses, government entities, and SMEs across the Kingdom. Salam CX will feature a full suite of intelligent service automation tools, including Voice of Customer (VOC), callbots, chatbots, voicebots, speech analytics, “talk to your data” interfaces, and a dynamic knowledge bank. These solutions are built on advanced technologies such as speech recognition, natural language processing (NLP), agentic AI, Arabic dialect modelling, machine learning, and cloud integration.
“Salam CX is designed to be a transformative force for businesses and enterprises that serve Arabic-speaking clientele. By building an Arabic-first platform, we’re not just localising global technologies, we’re engineering solutions that understand and respond to the nuances of our language, culture, and business needs.”
– Abdullah Mohammad Khorami, Chief Business Officer, Salam
This partnership directly supports Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which positions AI adoption and intelligent service automation as key drivers of national competitiveness. With Saudi Arabia now recognised as the largest digital economy in MENA, valued at over SR495 billion ($131.9 billion) in 2024—equivalent to 15% of the national GDP—the demand for scalable, intelligent CX solutions has never been greater.
Salam CX is designed to be easy to deploy and operate, significantly reducing the time and complexity typically associated with setting up transactional, service, and operational IT infrastructure. The platform will offer plug-and-play solutions for rapid deployment, even for users with limited technical expertise.
“Our collaboration with Etihad Salam is rooted in a shared vision to accelerate digital transformation across sectors. By combining Salam’s deep techno expertise with QBS’s engineering and delivery capabilities, we’re ensuring fast deployment, local support, and real value for SMEs and enterprise customers alike.”
– Ahmad Abu Qaoud, Chief Executive Officer, QBS
Together, Salam and QBS are setting a new benchmark for AI-driven customer experience in the region, one that is intelligent, inclusive, and locally relevant.
