{"id":2319,"date":"2024-02-08T17:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:02:53","slug":"weekly-news-blast-8th-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/weekly-news-blast-8th-february-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Blast – 8th February 2024"},"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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Sponsor News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Duke McCaffrey<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Tech Capital interviews Joe McCaffrey at TDME 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the GDCA\u2019s 2023 Touchdown event last year, Joe McCaffrey, CEO of Duke McCaffrey, gives an insightful interview on how the data centre investment landscape has evolved in the GCC region\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dubai<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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e&\u2019s set to launch world\u2019s largest sub-sea cable<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In an effort to achieve greater connectivity across the region, the UAE based carrier, e&, are set to anchor the 2AFRICA subsea cable in the Kalba region of Fujairah. Spanning 45,000km, this will be the world\u2019s largest subsea cable project, fostering interconnection between Europe, Asia, and Africa\u2026 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

RTA sign agreement with AWS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To best serve their customers, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have entered an agreement with Amazon Web Services, allowing a smooth transition to cloud computing and enhancing their digital capabilities\u2026 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dawiyat are awarded licence to build a cable landing station<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Furthering their pledge to develop and foster the digital economy of Saudi Arabia, Dawiyat have announced their plans to build and operate subsea cables across the Kingdom. These new stations will deliver connectivity on a national and international level from telcos to hyperscalers\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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PIF announce launch of new tech company<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have recently launched their new tech company, Alat, in another step to diversify the Kingdom\u2019s previously oil dependent economy. Predicted to create 39,000 new jobs and generate a GDP contribution of US$9.3 Bn by 2030, this ambitious initiative, focused on harnessing the Kingdom\u2019s solar, wind, and hydrogen renewable energy, will be sure to push the country closer to their Vision 2030 finish line\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kingdom of Bahrain<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"Alliance Networks completes acquisition of new licence<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Granted by the TRA, Alliance Networks have successful been granted an International Facilities License (IFL), allowing the company to partner with global players and deploy international subsea and terrestrial infrastructure across Bahrain. This move follows Alliance\u2019s MoU with Centurion, announcing them a landing party for the TEAS cable system\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Abu Dhabi<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"Khalifa Fund host their 11th<\/sup> SME Tribe Meetup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Led by pioneering Emirati entrepreneurs in the industrial sector, this annual conference created a platform to discuss how the UAE can best navigate and harness the exponential economic growth and innovation that the region is witnessing in the industrial sector\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sovereign wealth funds lead Middle East M&As<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Accounting for nearly 80% of deals last year, government backed funds are dominating the Middle Eastern business market. It is estimated that $81.7Bn of M&As were conducted\/funded by the GCCs Sovereign Wealth Funds, brought about by the goal to remould \u2018\u2019the economic future of the Middle East, diversifying beyond oil and laying the groundwork for sustainable growth and prosperity\u2019\u2019, comments the consulting firm Bain&Co\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","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. Sponsor News Duke McCaffrey The Tech Capital interviews Joe McCaffrey at TDME 2023 At the GDCA\u2019s<\/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-2319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2321,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319\/revisions\/2321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}