Vodafone and UAE data center firm Edgnex announced their plans to form a joint venture in order to build a new data center in Turkey. This project is a $100 million data center in Izmir; a city in western Turkey on the coast of the Aegean Sea. It was also be Vodafone’s second in Izmir and sixth in the country overall.
Vodafone Turkey CEO Engin Aksoy said, "As Vodafone, we have an important role in the investment climate of our country. One of our future goals is to grow exponentially over the next five years with the investments we will make in the fields of data center, cloud solutions, cyber security, customized mobile network, and IoT.”
He added, “Investing in reliable and high-capacity data centers for cloud computing remains a necessity. With this understanding, we joined forces with DAMAC and established a joint venture company to bring a new data center to our country. Our aim with this strategic partnership is to develop data center facilities in Turkey and other global markets.”
