Energy City Qatar (ECQ), the Gulf's groundbreaking energy business cluster, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NavLink, the Middle East's leading managed services provider.
The vision behind the project is to develop Qatar into the world's next major energy hub, making it the region's home for all the major agents in the hydrocarbon value chain.
The MoU allows both ECG and NavLink to explore options with regards to the development, build and operation of a state-of-the-art data center that satisfies the needs of ECQ tenants. This is part of a wider cooperation framework that covers the Energy City Information & Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure.
"We see this agreement as a further step towards establishing Energy City Qatar as the world's leading location for energy companies. The agreement allows both companies to work closely to identify how NavLink's pioneering technology can be integrated into the Energy City Qatar Data Center, said Hesham Al Emadi, CEO of Energy City Qatar, pinpointing the significance of today's agreement.
Explaining further about the technological advantage this agreement will give Energy City, Head of Technology Mark Fuller said: "Energy City Qatar will be the most technologically advanced business center is the Gulf. Our tenants will be operating in the global market and the agreement signed today means Energy City Qatar is serious about offering them access to one of the most advanced and robust worldwide communications infrastructures anywhere.
"The Energy City Qatar Data Center will be a crucial element to providing tenants with access to ultra-fast, uninterrupted communications across the globe. Energy City Qatar will install an advanced Data Node capable of directly interconnecting our residents with businesses and other Energy Cities around the world, using the fastest, most reliable technology available, added Fuller.