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Read Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects
Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects

Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects

February 14, 2023 Dubai

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 uphold...

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Read Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center
Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center

Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center

November 17, 2022 Dubai

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 Solar...

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Read Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources
Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources

Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources

September 13, 2022 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Khazna Data Centers has formed a joint venture with BEEAH Digital, BEEAH Group’s digital transformation and future technology business, to build a data center in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and explore alternative sources of energy to power its operations. The joint venture, One...

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Read Etisalat Opens New Data Center in Kalba, UAE
Etisalat Opens New Data Center in Kalba, UAE

Etisalat Opens New Data Center in Kalba, UAE

June 03, 2022 Etisalat Kalba

e& and Etisalat- its subsidiary have opened a cable landing station and data center in Kalba, UAE. e& which used to be called Etisalat Group, opened SmartHub Kalba earlier. According to Telco Etisalat, the new data center was developed to Tier III standards. The data center will also...

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Read GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE
GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE

GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE

May 30, 2022 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

GMT has announced its plans to develop a data center in the UAE. The Singapore-based crypto mining company revealed in a Medium post that it would be investing heavily in developing a data center in the region. According to GMT, there’s no exact location for the data center yet, but more...

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Read Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers
Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

January 04, 2022 Dubai

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...

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Read Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai
Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

December 27, 2021 Dubai

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...

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Read Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider
Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider

Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider

October 21, 2021 etisalat and

Etisalat has announced that it has teamed up with Group 42 in a joint venture operating under Khazna Data Centers. They have come together to form the largest data center provider in the United Arab Emirates, with a capacity of 300MW. Eng. Hatem Dowidar, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group,...

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Read Telkom Indonesia and Etisalat to develop $100m data center in Batam, Indonesia
Telkom Indonesia and Etisalat to develop $100m data center in Batam, Indonesia

Telkom Indonesia and Etisalat to develop $100m data center in Batam, Indonesia

July 20, 2021 etisalat and

According to Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Telkom Indonesia and Etisalat are joining forces to develop a new data center in northwest Indonesia. This announcement comes as the country undergoes a data center construction boom and is expected to reach a value of USD$ 3.07...

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Read AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)
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AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

May 28, 2021 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Amazon Web Services has announced plans to build a new data center region in UAE. The new zone will have three Availability Zones, and it will be open before the mid of 2022. Upon completion, the region will be AWS’s second region in the Middle East after opening a Bahrain region two years ago....

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Read Etisalat announces new data center in Kalba, UAE to serve as a CLS for Africa-1
Etisalat announces new data center in Kalba, UAE to serve as a CLS for Africa-1

Etisalat announces new data center in Kalba, UAE to serve as a CLS for Africa-1

May 24, 2021 Etisalat Kalba

Etisalat just announced its new data center in the city of Kalba, northeast of the country. The data center named SmartHub Kalba, scheduled to open in Q1 of 2022, is Etisalat’s third wholesale data center as it opened two facilities in 2020. Besides, the Kaba facility is built to Tier III...

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Read Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East
Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

May 11, 2021 Dubai

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...

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