Why data is the ‘oil’ of modern M&A
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) are big in tech and have been so in the digital infrastructure space. So much so that the market often says there is way more...
Bahrain
Exclusive: Knight Frank trading $2bn of London data centre estate, eyes 600MW development in Middle East and Africa
Real estate broker group Knight Frank has leased and is in the process of brokering data centre developments in London in the excess of £1.53 billion (US$2.03 billion). A total of 166.5 acres of land in the capital’s region have been transactioned, with an IT power capacity pushed to nearly 1...
February 22
2Africa PEARLS: Facebook’s new mega 45,000Km cable to link into the Arabian Gulf and India
The 2Africa consortium has announced the addition of a new segment - the 2Africa PEARLS branch - extending to the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and into India. The new branch will bring the total length of the 2Africa cable system to over 45,000 kilometres, making it the longest subsea cable system ever deployed. The 2Africa consortium is made of China Mobile International, Fac...
September 28
Batelco opens Bahrain’s largest enterprise data centre to date
Telecommunications company Batelco has opened the doors of its latest data centre in the Kingdom of Bahrain. At 12,236 square meters, the company claims the site located in Hamala is the largest enterprise hosting facility in the Persian Gulf nation. With a total capacity of 2.7 megawatts that services a total of 250 working cabins, the data centre has been launche...
February 07
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