Welcome to the GDCA’s Weekly News Blast. Every Thursday we’ll be bringing you a curated round-up of all the trending Middle Eastern data centre news from the week, including any news from our Sponsors. We’ll also be posting a Weekly News Blast on our LinkedIn, so stay tuned.
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Sponsor News
Charles Russell Speechlys
CRS recognised as leading IP practitioners
Charles Russel Speechlys’ Dubai team been ranked as leading IP practitioners in the UAE by IP STARS 2023. Mark Hill, Partner and Head of Commercial, IP & TMT, continues to be ranked as a UAE Trade Mark Star. Lara Haidar, Legal Director, has been recognised as a Notable UAE IP Practitioner and Chris Haywood, Senior Associate, has once again been ranked as a UAE Rising Star. Read more…
stc Bahrain
stc Bahrain launches 3CC capabilities
stc Bahrain announces the launch of a ground-breaking telecom solution, 3CC (Three-Component-Carrier) capabilities. The 3CC technology is set to revolutionise the way customers experience 5G that is not only faster but also more reliable and resilient. With its enhanced throughput capabilities, stc subscribers can experience a download speed of up to 2.5 Gbps on their 5G 3CC-enabled devices. This is one out of many technological enhancement initiatives planned which bring stc one step closer towards its 5G Advance network ambition. Read more…
Industry News
UAE
Khazna to adopt biofuel for generators
The UAE data centre firm Khazna is to adopt biofuel to power its backup generators. As part of a pilot project, Khazna will blend biofuel with traditional diesel fuel and monitor performance before intending to implement biofuel across all of its data centres. Read more…
Damac planning Malaysia RM250million data centre investment
The luxury real estate developer is planning to establish a data centre in Malaysia with an investment value of RM250 million in Cyberjaya, on approximately 1.21 hectares of land. Read more…
Du announces strategic win with Emirates NBD to host a Tier III data centre
The agreement will see du providing Emirates NBD – a leading MENAT banking group – with a secure and robust hosting environment with state-of-the-art Tier III data centre to enable Emirates NBD’s to streamline its IT operations. Read more…
Abu Dhabi’s G42 partners with OpenAI
Abu Dhabi-based tech conglomerate G42 has partnered with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to use its generative AI model in areas including fin-services, energy and healthcare. Microsoft’s Azure data centres set to be leveraged. Read more…
UAE’s Phoenix Group to launch IPO on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Founded in 2017, Phoenix is an Abu Dhabi-based blockchain and crypto solutions company and aims to float its IPO on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. It will be the first privately owned crypto and blockchain entity to be listed on a Middle East stock market. Read more…
Bahrain
Bahrain EDB attracts $295million in ICT investment
Bahrain Economic Development Board has attracted US$295 million in direct investments within the ICT sector as part of a total projected direct investment worth US$1.4 billion, during the first nine months of 2023. Stemming from 14 local and international projects, the direct investments for the ICT sector, are expected to generate over 1,600 jobs within three years. Read more…
Bahrain ranks high in global talent list
Bahrain ranked 27th of 64 global economies on the 2023 Institute for Management Development World Talent Ranking, climbing eight positions since 2022, and securing the second place in the Arab World. Owing to a tech-savvy, driven, and diverse workforce, Bahrain has cemented itself as a leading destination for international investors that are seeking talent. Read more…
Middle East
Google: ‘Middle East well positioned to reap AI’s revenue-generating potential’
At Gitex, Google Cloud’s top Middle East executive said the region is well positioned to benefit from the rapid growth of AI as a key revenue generator. Read more…
Schneider launches APC Smart-UPS Ultra
APC-Smart-UPS is the industry’s first 3kW 1U single-phase Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) and enables IT professionals and solution providers to address many of the challenges with deploying IT infrastructure in distributed edge computing environments and at the edge. Read more…