Feb 15, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
STC has announced the launch of its new data center in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi telco’s new data center measures approximately 12,000 square meters. It was also inaugurated by the Governor of Qassim Region, Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud. STC posted on Twitter that it was happy that the Governor of Qassim Region was present at the inauguration of the data center. This is STC’s fourth data center in the kingdom after having facilities in Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam.
The company revealed its plans to develop data centers with 125MW of capacity across over 1.9 million square feet (180,000 square meters) of land. It said it would be investing up to SAR1.5 billion ($400 million) on the project. STC also revealed that it is already developing data centers at six locations. The facilities are scheduled to come online in one year.
