ARC chooses Nokia to deploy data center interconnection in Middle East

ARC Solutions have chosen Nokia as the primary supplier for a high-capacity data center interconnection solution in the Middle East. To address increasing traffic demands from ARC clients in the region, the initial deployment, which covered four important commercial locations, was completed in a record-breaking six months.

Mahesh Jaishankar, CEO of ARC, said: “The Nokia solution gives us the ability to offer our customers rich, reliable and secure connectivity over a purpose-built platform between all key Middle East data center locations. As a focused middle-mile network service provider, ARC builds a robust, resilient and flexible pan-regional data center interconnect network that will allow customers to connect their last mile solutions to the cloud and other service providers. The initial deployment across four key locations in the region was completed in record time with Nokia’s help during the period of COVID travel restrictions and supply chain challenges.”

Manuel Ortiz Fernandez, Senior Vice President of EMEA Webscale business at Nokia, said: “ARC has broad knowledge and deep experience serving some of the largest and most dynamic businesses in the Middle East. We are pleased that ARC has chosen to deploy our industry-leading IP/optical solution to bring high speed data center connectivity to its customers in the region.”

ARC, a joint venture between du and Batelco in the United Arab Emirates, has installed Nokia IP and optical solutions to deliver high-capacity connectivity between SmartHub (UAE), datamena (UAE), GlobalZone (Bahrain), and Muscat MC1 in the United Arab Emirates (Oman). Network-centric enterprises can take advantage of a growing ecosystem of ICT platforms across the region, including local network providers, cloud providers, and internet exchange platforms, to profit from seamless high-speed connetions.