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3 . MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia ’ s digital company , stc , has announced it is continuing its data centres project phase three , which will be the biggest project of data centre construction across the region at one time , after the completion of phases one and two .
The new phase of constructing its next-generation cloudenabled data centres , expanding presence and capacity , accelerating the implementation of the Kingdom ’ s Digital Transformation objectives , will be providing world-class seamless data distribution with energy optimisation solutions which align with the environmental sustainability Saudi Arabia ’ s goals .
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4 . INDIA
Oracle and Bharti Airtel , an India-based premier communications solutions provider , have extended their partnership to support the growth of India ’ s digital economy . To support the increasing demand for cloud services in India , Oracle will expand its India West ( Mumbai ) region capacity with Nxtra by Airtel – the data centre subsidiary of Airtel .
The expanded Oracle Cloud Mumbai Region will be available in 2022 . Nxtra by Airtel operates India ’ s largest data centre network of 10 hyperdata centres and 120 Edge data centes and plans to invest Rs . 5000 cr ( US $ 760 million ) by 2025 to expand capacity by 3x to over 400 MW .
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