Batelco and Qareeb sign heads of terms contract

05 February 2025
2 minutes
Batelco, the parent company of Beyon Group and Qareeb Data Centres, has signed a heads of terms contract at Capacity Middle East, for the development of the first White Space Data Centre in Bahrain.
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The space, which is currently under construction at Beyon Data Oasis, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be the “first-of-its-kind” space in the location, the company claims.

The move builds on an MOU signed during the Gateway Gulf Forum which took place in Bahrain in November 2024.

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Batelco chief global business officer, Hani Askar, said: “This is a key milestone towards the new data centre at Beyon’s Data Oasis, which is in line to be the biggest technology hub in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

“We are delighted with the progress made so far and look forward to finalising plans in the coming months.”

Qareeb Chief strategy officer, Annemarie Van Zadelhoff added: “We look forward to delivering this first-of-its-kind data centre in Bahrain as well as key colocation services in collaboration with Batelco, providing in-demand services for major customers around the Middle East region and beyond.”

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