Best practices for digital infrastructure businesses impacted by SVB's collapse
The sudden and unexpected closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which managed US$212 billion in assets, has sent shockwaves through the financial community hav...
Qatar
Qatar’s Ooredoo mulls 20,000 telecoms towers assets sale
Qatari telecoms company Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. (QSE: ORDS) has confirmed its intention to sell up to 20,000 telecom towers assets. The potential carve out of its tower portfolio comprises real estate spread across the countries where it operates in the Gulf region and other markets including Iraq and ...
September 26
Microsoft bulks up Qatari cloud region with new data centre
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has enhanced its Middle East presence with the opening of a new data centre built to host the public cloud’s operations that serve Qatar and surrounding nations. The data centre has been built and is managed by Doha-based MEEZA QSTP LLC, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, which is investing in its infrastructure to support the Qatar National V...
November 29
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
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