Equinix has formally opened its knowledge heart in Salalah, Oman, in partnership with native telco Omantel. The ability – generally known as SN1 – is to be commercially and operationally managed in full by Equinix as a carrier-neutral and open-access Equinix Worldwide Enterprise Alternate (IBX) knowledge heart. In accordance with Equinix, this marks the second carrier-neutral knowledge heart in-built Oman, following MC1 in Muscat, and its sixth facility within the Center East, complementing its current operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Equinix Salalah SN1
“SN1’s distinctive location in Salalah optimises the routes of a number of extremely strategic connections, providing a extra direct and value efficient reachability for companies and repair suppliers throughout 4 continents,” Equinix stated in a latest assertion.
The Managing Director of Equinix for the MENA area, highlighted the power’s significance: “I am delighted to inaugurate our newest strategic knowledge heart, additional showcasing our funding in Oman and the broader Center East. With extension to a number of subsea cables, this new hub in Salalah will rework international connectivity throughout completely different continents and aligns completely with our technique of making network-dense, extremely interconnected ecosystems globally.”
Omantel’s Imaginative and prescient for Salalah
“We’re asserting one other main milestone by way of our partnership with Equinix. The launch of the SN1 knowledge heart is a cornerstone of our technique to create a worldwide connectivity hub in Salalah. We’re dedicated to attracting the world’s main content material suppliers and hyperscalers to the area, and this state-of-the-art knowledge heart is a key a part of this imaginative and prescient,” stated Omantel.
“By subsequent yr, we plan to land a number of subsea cables in Salalah, solidifying its standing as one of the linked hubs within the area on account of its location on the crossroads of main worldwide routes between Asia, Europe, Africa and all the best way to Australia.”
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Enhanced Connectivity
SN1 facility will characteristic direct fiber connectivity to Equinix’s MC1 knowledge heart in Muscat, offering carriers, hyperscalers, content material suppliers, and cloud service suppliers the power to co-locate their important infrastructure and additional improve regional operations.
