Data Centers
Guide: data center operators in Saudi Arabia →
Operators of colocation and hyperscale data centers, or facilities dedicated to intensive AI compute workloads.
10 companies listed · Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq
Bahrain-headquartered telecommunications and digital services group (formerly Batelco, rebranded Beyon in 2022-2023), whose Batelco by Beyon business commissioned Bahrain’s first white space data center in 2025 at its Data Oasis campus, targeting AI, cloud and hyperscale clients.
- Founded 1981
- 1 country
- 1000+ staff
Riyadh-based digital infrastructure company, an stc Group subsidiary launched in 2022, operating a portfolio of carrier-neutral data centers, subsea cable systems and internet exchange points across Saudi Arabia.
- Founded 2022
- 1 country
Riyadh-based investor, developer and operator of data centers, founded in 2023 by Vision Invest, building AI-ready and renewable-energy-integrated compute capacity in Saudi Arabia, including large-scale projects at NEOM’s Oxagon and in partnership with HUMAIN.
- Founded 2023
- 1 country
UAE telecommunications operator (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company) whose enterprise ICT division runs data centers and cloud infrastructure, including a national sovereign cloud platform and an AI-focused hyperscale data center project with Microsoft.
- Founded 2007
- 1 country
- 1000+ staff
Independent colocation data center operator with facilities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- 2 countries
- 51-200 staff
Emirati operator of colocation and hyperscale data centers, sized for intensive artificial intelligence workloads.
- 1 country
- 201-1000 staff
Doha-based, publicly listed managed IT services and data center provider founded in 2008 as a Qatar Foundation joint venture, operating Tier III-certified data centers alongside cloud, managed IT and security services across Qatar.
- Founded 2008
- 1 country
Dubai-based data center and digital services operator, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai’s water and electricity authority, positioned around renewable energy.
- 1 country
- 201-1000 staff
Muscat-based IT managed services provider founded in 2012 as a joint venture between Omantel and 4Trust LLC, operating Tier III-certified data centers and cloud services across Oman, now also trading under the name Otech.
- Founded 2012
- 1 country
Doha-based data center company spun out of Ooredoo Group in 2025 (rebranded from Mena Digital Hub) following an investment from Iron Mountain, designing and operating carrier-neutral, AI-ready data centers across Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Iraq.
- Founded 2025
- 4 countries
Data Centers in the Middle East
The Middle East has become one of the most active arenas for data center construction. The combination of available land, abundant energy and proactive public policy is attracting considerable compute capacity to the region.
Demand driven by artificial intelligence is changing the very nature of these facilities: sharply higher power density per rack, liquid cooling, and a required proximity to energy sources capable of absorbing the load.
The region’s climate makes cooling efficiency and energy supply the two defining technical criteria for the sector.