The incumbent telecom operator, Telecom Egypt, announced the construction of Egypt's largest international data center. The Tier 3 technology infrastructure - offering higher levels of availability and technical resilience - will accommodate up to 2,000 racks in a complex of four modular facilities. It is located in the Smart Village, west of Cairo.

Telecom Egypt says the new data center will be the first in the country to be connected to all ten Mediterranean and the Red Sea submarine optical fiber cable landing stations, giving it access to more than 60 countries around the world. It will offer enhanced colocation service and higher levels of redundancy with the ability to expand to meet growing colocation needs.

The new data center will enrich Telecom Egypt's technology park dedicated to data storage. The state-owned company currently owns and operates six commercial data centers in various locations in Greater Cairo and Alexandria.

Telecom Egypt's international data center is expected to be operational in early 2021. It is in line with the government's efforts to accelerate the development of the country's ICT infrastructure and digital services as a regional technology hub.