{"id":3515,"date":"2025-05-01T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2025-05-11T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:57:22","slug":"weekly-news-blast-1st-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/weekly-news-blast-1st-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Blast – 1st May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com<\/a> with NEWS<\/strong> in the subject line.<\/div>\n
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Saudi Arabia<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tawal and Nokia partner to demo multi-tenant Open RAN Edge cloud<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nokia and Saudi infrastructure provider Tawal have completed a groundbreaking live demo in Riyadh, showcasing a multi-tenant, shareable Open RAN Edge-cloud platform. The demo, claimed to be the first of its kind, demonstrated how mobile carriers and enterprises can deploy 5G services more affordably using Nokia\u2019s anyRAN framework and Dell servers. Tawal\u2019s neutral host model allows multiple operators to share the same Edge cloud infrastructure, reducing costs, energy use, and deployment delays. This collaboration supports scalable, on-demand 5G services aligned with Saudi Arabia\u2019s digital transformation goals\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

UAE<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Khazna to build data centre near Ankara, Turkey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Khazna, a UAE-based wholesale data centre operator, plans to build a large-scale data centre of up to 100MW near Ankara, Turkey, in the Baskent Organized Industrial Zone. The facility, with its first phase optimised for cloud computing and future support for AI workloads, marks Khazna\u2019s first expansion into Turkey. Backed by G42 and recent investments from MGX and Silver Lake, Khazna currently operates 30 data centres in the UAE and is also developing one in Egypt. This move aligns with strengthening UAE-Turkey relations and reflects growing regional collaboration in digital infrastructure and economic development\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dubai Future Foundation and Google Cloud launch strategic initiative<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and Google Cloud have launched a strategic upskilling initiative aimed at enhancing the capabilities of Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) across Dubai\u2019s government entities. Aligned with the Dubai Universal Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence, the programme offers access to Google Cloud\u2019s advanced AI tools, training, and insights to empower CAIOs to drive impactful AI adoption and innovation. This collaboration supports Dubai\u2019s ambition to be among the top 10 cities globally in the Government AI Readiness Index, reinforcing its role as a global leader in responsible AI-driven governance and digital transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line. Industry News Saudi Arabia Tawal and Nokia partner to demo multi-tenant Open RAN Edge cloud Nokia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3516,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions\/3516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}