Sponsor News
Red Engineering Design
Supporting young talent in the engineering sphere
Congratulations to Syeh Hafiz and RED Engineering Design for winning the ACES Young Consulting Engineer of the Year 2024 (Mechanical) award. This award recognises and celebrates young consulting engineers who have made excellent contributions to the field. As the issue of upskilling and sourcing young talent into the data centre and engineering market begins to become a sore point for many companies, RED continues to be a leader in mentoring and fostering new young talent into the industry…Read more
Airedale by Modine
In-depth analysis of the rapidly increasing demands on data centres
Airedale’s Global Product Manager – Liquid Cooling, Richard Burcher, talks with DatacenterDynamics on the future of data centres, the factors influencing cooling decisions, and Airedale by Modine’s end-to-end vision makes tailored hybrid cooling solutions a reality…Read more
Industry News
Qatar
Qatar’s regulator sets 3G shutdown date
Qatar’s regulator, the CRA, has announced that it will shut down its 3G services by the end of 2025. The State becomes the latest GCC country to concentrate on the retirement of 3G to instead focus on expanding 4G and 5G services. With hopes to enable Qatar’s telecom sector to grow, while also supporting Qatar National Vision 2030 (aiming to ensure Qatar can achieve economic diversification and digital innovation by the end of the decade), the CRA, Ooredoo Qatar, and Vodafone Qatar will cease all 3G services by the deadline….Read more
CRA and ITU create Qatar’s Digital Innovation Profile
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has partnered with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch Qatar’s new Digital Innovation Profile (DIP), aiming to assess and navigate accurately the digital innovation ecosystem within the State. This launch will help mold key strategies and national policies to accelerate Qatar’s digital transformation. In a nutshell, the DIP Project is a comprehensive analysis of Qatar’s ecosystem capacity, with specific emphasis on the States maturity in digital innovation and entrepreneurship – assessed through co-creation workshops that aim to identify strengths, address gaps, analyse needs, and develop detailed recommendations for advancing Qatar’s digital economy…Read more
UAE
Mubadala invest in Yondr Group to expand its data centre profile
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, has invested in data centre developer Yondr Group to support Yondr’s growth strategy amid increased demand for hyperscale data centres and grow its own DC profile. Yondr specialises in providing scalable data centre infrastructure to major corporations and has a contracted capacity of est. 878MW; and with global cumulative data centre demand projected to grow at a CAGR of 11% by 2032, this investment highlights Mubadala’s efforts to expand its digital infrastructure portfolio (including global data centre assets) and achieve the monetary success that is expected to come…Read more
Kuwait
CITRA introduce new frequencies ahead of 5G-Advanced rollout
Kuwait’s Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has introducednew frequencies to prepare for the rollout of the 5G-Advanced network, which provides the world’s most sophisticated communications services. Similar to Qatar’s recent announcement, Kuwait will phase out its 3G services by June 2025 and redirect resources to enhance and expand 4G and 5G services. Hoping to bolster and accelerate Kuwait’s leadership in the adoption of the latest technologies and firmly shift towards a digitally innovative location, leaders believe that this will also pave the way for the adoption of modern applications such as IoT, AI, VAR, and Cloud Services…Read more
Oman
Ooredoo Oman test groundbreaking new 5.5G technology
5.5G is the cornerstone of Oman and Ooredoo’s vision for an intelligent future; and is the backbone of network evolution, fuelling service innovation and enabling seamless digital experiences across Oman as a whole. In collaboration with Huawei, Ooredoo’s successful 5.5G tests mark a pivotal moment, positioning the company at the forefront of telecommunications innovation and paving the way for a hyper-connected Oman…Read more