Equinix Launches DX3, Third IBX Data Center in Dubai

Equinix, a leading global provider of interconnection and data centre services, has announced the launch of DX3, its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Dubai. The company made the announcement in a blog post, highlighting Dubai’s growing importance as a digital hub in the Middle East.

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Dubai’s Growing Importance as a Digital Hub

Dubai has emerged as a significant digital traffic destination, with a highly connected population and a government that prioritizes digital innovation. To diversify its economy away from oil, both the federal government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the emirate government of Dubai are investing heavily in digital technologies. The UAE aims to double the percentage of its national GDP driven by the digital economy between 2022 and 2031.

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Equinix said, “New subsea cable landings are a great first step. Major global projects like 2Africa Pearls and intra-regional ones like the Oman Emirates Gateway (OEG) are scheduled to land in and around Dubai in the near future.”

Equinix’s DX1 and FX2

Equinix opened its first IBX data centre in Dubai, DX1, in 2012. DX1, as the home of the UAE Internet Exchange (UAE-IX), plays a crucial role in supporting digital ecosystems by interconnecting various network service providers, internet service providers, content providers, cloud service providers, and more.

“Due to high demand from existing Equinix customers such as Arab Financial Services (AFS), we had quite simply run out of capacity in our DX1 and DX2 data centres in Dubai”, Equinix shared in its post.