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Iraq + Nokia to build commercial data centers: Iraq’s Informatics and Telecommunications Public Company (ITPC) has signed an agreement with multinational telco giant Nokia to establish commercial data centers that serve the private sector, according to a statement.
What’s in store? The project entails building two data centers — that will also cater to governmental and civil entities — based at Al Intisar and Al Rasheed switchboards in Baghdad. No investment ticket or project timeline were disclosed. The facilities will be Iraq’s first government-owned data centers, Iraqi News reports.
What they said: "For the first time, the data of Iraqis and all companies is preserved inside Iraq in government sites and hands according to the latest specifications and with global accreditation and highly reliable means of security and reliability recognized internationally,” Iraqi Communications Minister Hiyam Al Yasiri was quoted as saying.
Nokia has previously established a data center for Iraq’s Planning Ministry, according to Iraqi News. The Finnish telco player also signed a three-year strategic partnership with Zain Iraq to upgrade its operations in southern Iraq, according to a press release published last year.
IN OTHER DATA CENTERS NEWS-
e& plans Serbia expansion to power Balkan cloud hub: e&’s digital arm e& Enterprise signed an MoU with Serbia’s Office for IT and e-Government to grow the country’s digital infrastructure, according to a press release. The agreement will see capacity at Serbia’s Tier-4 data center campus in Kragujevac triple by up to 40 MW, from 14 MW currently. Land has already been secured for the expansion, which will host workloads from regional government agencies, hyperscalers, and enterprises.
e& is expanding its operations in Europe: In July, e& — along with Mubadala Investment Company — also signed an agreement with Hungary’s 4iG to explore regional digital infrastructure projects. The latest partnership connects Serbia to e&’s broader digital corridor linking MENA and Europe and opens the door for further collaboration in the Balkans through e& PPF Telecom Group — a JV between e& and Prague-based PPF Group, which acquired Serbia Broadband earlier this year.
