Introduction to Sohail Qadir Vice President of Wholesale at Omantel CLICK TO WATCH
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239 create an environment where Omantel
adding that Equinix’s role is then to man
does not need to build its own subsea
age those intersection points between
cables into MC1, as the facility attracts
cables globally. “With Omantel in Muscat
outside investment from cable and
we’re going to be able to offer 160 mil
infrastructure companies due to its role
liseconds of latency between Frankfurt
as a regional interconnection point. “Five
and Singapore, and that sort of connec
years down the line, MC1 will be among
tivity is only going to accelerate adoption
the most highly-connected data centres
and transformation even further.”
globally,” he enthuses. This level of connectivity is going to
GLOBAL CONNECTION
be a driving force behind uniting the
The pace of innovation and adoption
digital economies in EMEA with APAC
around digital services is only going to
and beyond. “The subsea cables that
accelerate. The Equinix and Omantel
Omantel is investing in are really going
joint venture is set to keep pace with
to drive connectivity,” says Gardiner,
demand. “We launched MC1 just last busi ne ssc h ief . eu