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Following an agreement with King Hussein Business Park, Dubai property firm Damac (previously Edgnex) has announced its plans to build a new data center in Amman, Jordan. Specific details regarding the project have not yet been shared, although they are expected to follow shortly. ...

A 171-mile underwater cable that would strengthen the connection between the two nations has been revealed by the UAE-based telecom Du and the Omani mobile provider Omantel. The cable, known as the Oman Emirates Gateway (OEG), will immediately link the two nations. Today, there are undersea an...

Dubai-based Global Data Hub (GDH), has announced the launch of a new commercial tier-III data center, in partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The facility will span 27,600 sqm and have a minimum capacity of 14.4 MW IT load. Further, the two parties outli...

Digital DEWA subsidiary Moro Hub has announced the launch of its 16,030 sqm (172,566 sq ft) Dubai data center, the world's largest solar-powered data center. It will have a capacity of 100MW, which be 100 percent powered by solar power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Saih...

The new data center company Edgnex, founded by the Dubai real estate company Damac, has changed its name to Damac Data Centres and revealed plans for a 35MW data center. This week, the company announced that Edgnex had changed its name to Damac Data Centres to serve its clients better and upho...

The Guinness Book of World Records has awarded Dubai's Moro Hub the title of the largest solar-powered data center in the world. Owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), with a capacity of 100 MW data center, entirely fueled by DEWA-owned 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum So...

Dubai Internet City has entered into a deal with Khazna Data Centers to construct two ‘state-of-the-art’ data centers in Dubai. The two facilities will employ Khazna’s data center pod design for rapid scaling, something which will reportedly offer both partners long-term growth benefits. This ...

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it has commenced work on a 100MW facility solar-powered data center located at EWA's 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.The facility, located southeast...

Huawei has signed an agreement with Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), to build the largest solar-powered Tier III-certified data center in the Middle East and Africa. The data center, located at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, will be carbon-...