11/02/2010 00:00 AST
Energy City Qatar and Qtel today concluded a major strategic announcement to support the operations of a world-class data centre designed to support the international energy industry.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO, Qtel and Mr. Hesham Ismail Al Emadi, CEO, Energy City Qatar.
Dr Nasser Marafih, CEO, Qtel said: “Given our heritage in helping to build the communications infrastructure for the energy sector, Qtel is able to draw upon significant internal resources and expertise to support Energy City Qatar.
Because of its strategic significance for the nation, we are ensuring that the latest solutions are being deployed, and that the entire network is one of the most robust and responsive yet deployed in the region.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Energy City Qatar, the landmark business centre at the heart of Qatar’s industrial growth strategy, will offer some of the most advanced data communications services and solutions ever provided in the region in collaboration with Qtel.
Energy City Qatar will build the world-class data centre and Qtel will provide full support to operate the facility and to extend its services to local, regional and international energy companies.
Hesham Ismail Al Emadi, CEO, Energy City Qatar: “Energy City Qatar is the vision of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
It will be the world’s next major energy hub, which requires the highest possible standards of communication support and the potential to develop new solutions to meet the needs of the industry. Working with some of the world’s best communications company, we’re supported by experts who can match the pace of change within the energy sector.”
Built over 1.2 square kilometres of land, the US$2.6 billion integrated energy centre will be home to global and regional energy companies upon completion.
It will be the Middle East’s first energy business centre catering exclusively to the commercial, technical and human resource needs of the oil and gas companies operating in the region.
The Energy City Qatar team is working to attract a wide range of organisations, including international and national oil companies, oil field services and infrastructure, secondary oil and gas companies, and advanced technical training and simulators.
In order to fully support the needs of these highly-advanced companies, which work in industries where pricing, availability and volumes of energy can change in a second, Energy City Qatar is developing a highly-advanced communication network capable of enabling the highest possible standards of information access and knowledge-sharing.
At the heart of the development’s offering will be Energy City Qatar’s carrier-class Internet Data Centre and Network Operations Centre, supported by round-the-clock international expertise from Qtel, the communication partner for the development.
Following the ground-breaking ceremony for the headquarters that took place in February 2009, work began on installing an integrated communication infrastructure to support advanced networking, data and voice telecommunications, IP and Internet solutions.
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