Equinix, a globally leading digital infrastructure company, has officially opened its state-of-the-art data center in Salalah, Oman, establishing a new interconnectivity hub that will transform global data flows.
Strategically located in the coastal city of Salalah, the new data center – SN1 – is built in cooperation with Omantel, a regional leading telecom and technology provider in the Middle East.
The facility is commercially and operationally managed by Equinix as a carrier-neutral and open-access Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data center.
This marks the second carrier-neutral data center built in Oman, following the success of MC1 in Muscat.
It also is Equinix’s sixth facility in the Middle East, complementing its existing operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
SN1’s unique location in Salalah optimises the routes of several highly strategic connections, offering a more direct and cost-effective reachability for businesses and service providers across four continents, the company said.
It is expected to significantly reshape traffic flows across the Middle East and beyond, reducing latency and improving the resilience of global networks.
Kamel Al-Tawil, Managing Director of Equinix for the MENA region, said with extension to multiple subsea cables, the new hub in Salalah will transform global connectivity across different continents.
“It also aligns perfectly with our strategy of creating network-dense, highly interconnected ecosystems globally,” he said.
Talal Al Mamari, CEO of Omantel, said the launch of the SN1 data center is a cornerstone of the company’s strategy to create a global connectivity hub in Salalah.
“We are committed to attracting the world’s leading content providers and hyper-scalers to the region, and this state-of-the-art data center is a key part of this vision,” he said.
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