Weekly News Blast – 22nd August 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 imogen@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line.

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Sudlows Consulting

In the wake of sustainability and demand transformations we are witnessing in the data centre market today, alternative means for cooling have never been more prevalent. Sudlows recently were appointed by iomart to provide significant cooling upgrades to its facilities. Utislising Computational Fluid Dynamics they were able to provide simulations of the proposed solution allowing for a highly resilient and efficient installation…Read more

 

Industry News

Oman

Omantel launches data centre in Salalah

Omani telco, Omantel, has launched a new data centre in Dhofar, Salalah. In recent years, investment into the area has significantly grown. With Salalah Free Zone and the numerous tax exemption and FDI incentives alongside Dhofar’s strategic location for technology investments, the Dhofar Governorate has become an area of pivotal importance. In recent years Omantel has worked on several strategic projects in the Sultanate, attracting global investments north of $150Mn, one being the SN1 data centre in partnership with Equinix. Boasting 10 subsea cables in Salalah, this Governorate is fast becoming one of the most connected cities in Middle East, and this new facility only proves this further…Read more

Oman to launch Open Data Platform

The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information technology are set to launch a unified open data platform by the end of this year. This platform will provide a vast amount of open data across various fields and sectors, which, in the face of the rapid digital transformation we are witnessing currently, has become a vital factor for enhancing transparency, stimulating innovation, and government readiness for AI capabilities…Read more

Middle East

Telcos turning to tech to propel growth

Fear of market irrelevance has spurred many Gulf telcos, such as e&, to bet on providing more sophisticated, tech-based services to consumers and businesses. This strategy differs from earlier efforts to create a vast geographic footprint for its operations, which, in many cases, has led many Gulf telcos to suffer billion-dollar losses. An example of this new strategy includes greater focus on data centres for corporate clients, consumer fintech, and other digital and media services. ‘’Gulf telcos are wise to invest in data centres, which will become a core business that underpins the AI revolution’’ comments Nishit Lakhotia, Head of Research at Bahrain’s Sisco Bank…Read more

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