Weekly News Blast – 18th January 2024

Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you’d like to share? Email yours to pr@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line.

Sponsor News

PTS Consulting

PTS enters new partnership with Keysource

This collaboration firmly cements PTS Consulting’s position as a leading provider of data centre solutions within the GCC, enhancing their service capabilities in the rapidly transforming digital market…Read more

 

STC Bahrain

Stc Pay partner with Mastercard

In an effort to advance Bahrain’s digital payment landscape, the subsidiary stc pay have partnered with Mastercard. Enabling a faster and more affordable way of banking, this collaboration will be instrumental to Bahrain’s digital economy aspirations – rivalling other GCC regions…Read more

 

Vertiv

Vertiv expands their India portfolio

India is experiencing exponential growth in their DC market, and Vertiv are positioned to lead the charge. “India’s emergence as a data centre hub in the APAC region is a key reason that we built this third manufacturing facility in India, and it reinforces our commitment to nurturing the country’s data centre ecosystem while also addressing global demand’’, responded Vertiv CEO Gio Albertaz… Read more

 

Industry News

Saudi Arabia

CST introduces new regulations for Data Centre Operators

The new year has already seen significant changes towards digital transformation within the region. Whilst data centre growth is certain, these regulations ensure a fair and transparent landscape, aiming to attract foreign investment and data centre operators to the Kingdom. Could these new frameworks see Saudi become the regional hub?…Read more

 

UAE

Kazakhstan and the UAE sign a MoU

Kazakhstan is seeing substantial growth in their data centre market; with estimates projecting a 6.83% CAGR in the next 4 years, the UAE want to be apart of it. The Minister of Investment, Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, argues that this strategic agreement is a ‘’commitment to further strengthening relations between our two nations […] to realise a shared vision for economic advancement’’ and enhance the Central Asia’s expanding digital infrastructure…Read more

Oman

Telecom Egypt and ZOI create a new digital corridor

Spanning Oman’s Arabian Gulf shore to Egypt’s Mediterranean coastline, this one-of-a-kind digital corridor is poised to revolutionise the Eurasia connectivity landscape. Set to extend throughout the GCC, these cable landing stations will immeasurably benefit both latency and connectivity but also increase the Middle East’s attractiveness for foreign investment…Read more

 

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