Saudi Arabia-based telecom operator Mobily is set to transform from a telecommunication provider to a leading information, communication and technology (ICT) services provider by 2020.

This plan has necessitated the building of data centres across Saudi Arabia, said a statement.

Engineer Ismail Al-Ghamdi, acting chief business officer, said: "Mobily owns currently 42 data centres in different parts of Saudi Arabia, four of them are certified by Uptime Institute, which make them the most reliable data centres that provide Mobily’s customers with the highest standards of security and reliability.

“Those data centres represent the infrastructure capable to provide ICT solutions and they also represent the starting point toward providing various innovative solutions for public and private sectors in the kingdom, besides providing hosting and managed services, including cloud computing and information technology solutions.”

Meanwhile, Mobily has concluded strategic partnerships with major international companies which secures providing new technological solutions and to become a leader provider for information and communications technology services, the statement added. - TradeArabia News Service