27 Feb 2024 US$ 100 Million Data Center Investment in İzmir
Vodafone Türkiye and UAE firm Damac have joined forces to establish a data center in İzmir.
Vodafone Türkiye will make a data center investment of 100 million dollars in İzmir with a 50-50 partnership with Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC. The center will become operational in the first quarter of 2025 and will serve institutions and organizations.
The Vodafone İzmir Data Center will start its operations with data transportation and hosting services. The center will reach a capacity of up to 6 megawatts and meet Tier 3 standards so it will become one of Vodafone’s largest capacity data centers in the Aegean Region. Thus, the number of
Vodafone’s data centers in Türkiye’s metropolitan cities will reach 6 and the white area size will reach 13.500 square meters.
Aqil Ali, the Vice Chairman and Board Member of Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC, stated: “Our joint venture with Vodafone is a significant milestone for DAMAC, providing essential digital infrastructure for the growing market on Türkiye’s western coast. The Eastern Mediterranean region has a high demand for data centers, making İzmir, one of the largest and oldest cities in Türkiye, an ideal location to meet this need.