February 08, 2022 Saudi Arabia
Quantum Switch Tamasuk (QST) has revealed plans to develop data centers with up to 300MW capacity for the Saudi Arabian government. The goal is to entice hyperscale customers to come into the country to host public sector data. Interestingly, it has already broken ground on two data centers. QST...
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February 04, 2022 Saudi Arabia
Earlier in the week, Neom announced more details surrounding the development of data centers it planned in the new city of Neom, Saudi Arabia. The firm said it would be developing the data centers in partnership with Ezdihar Advanced Company for Information Technology (EzdiTek). In addition, a...
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November 19, 2021 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s new Neom city has revealed plans to have a hyperscale data center on a floating industrial district. Neom is a development project with the aim to develop a large smart city on the Red Sea coast in the Saudi province of Tabuk. Crown Prince and Chairman of the Neom Company Board of...
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October 18, 2021 Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia has announced that it is forming four cooperation initiatives to build hyperscale data centers. This announcement is part of its achievement of the Kingdom Vision 2030 goals, which envisions the country becoming an...
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October 05, 2021 Saudi Arabia
The General Authority of Competition in Saudi Arabia has reportedly given data centers in the new city-state of Neom, Saudi-Arabia, the go-ahead. This project will be a part of a joint venture between Neom and Fas Energy and will see the construction and operation of “sustainable”...
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July 04, 2021 Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in Saudi Arabia has announced large-scale data center development plans across the country. Included within these plans is the building of a hyperscale data center. By 2030, it is expected that an injection of $18 billion will be...
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June 10, 2021 Saudi Arabia
Al Moammar Information Systems Co. (MIS) announced that it expects its data fund to commence development within the next six months. The fund will go towards the development, ownership and operation of data centers across Saudi Arabia. This follows MIS signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
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May 26, 2021 Saudi Arabia
Thirty-nine human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have called on Google to stop building data centers in Saudi Arabia. They also said Google should stop its plans to open a cloud region in the country in partnership with Saudi Aramco. These groups noted that Google should at least...
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