COUNTRY FOCUS : ISRAEL investors get caught up in business red tape and outdated procurement processes which means they cannot be responsive to opportunities in the same way that we can be . Our experience and knowledge mean that not only can we get further ahead , faster , we can also close increasingly quickly on the sites we know will hold longer term business value and interest for our clients .
Why is Israel an important market for your data centre strategy across the EMEA region ?
Any market that our customers want us to be in is part of our data centre development strategy but ultimately , it ’ s our intention to establish ourselves in any new region just ahead of our customers and prospects deciding to be there .
Israel is key because of ongoing investments in the infrastructure , the talent pool and of course becoming a critical part of the ecosystem that will help encourage new businesses to the country . In addition , the ultra-high speed fibre network linking Europe to Israel is a very significant investment , providing an impressive bandwidth capacity of 800 gigahertz with
Israel is key because of ongoing investments in the infrastructure , the talent pool and of course becoming a critical part of the ecosystem that will help encourage new businesses to the country .
a rapid Internet traffic volume of 33 terabytes . This will transform communications in the region overnight .
How would you describe Israel ’ s data centre landscape and how do you expect it to evolve over the next five years ?
With several global hyperscalers already established in the region , as well as a burgeoning local market , the data centre sector in Israel is on an upwards trajectory . We believe Israel has the potential to be a key component of the world ’ s communication hub and joining this dynamic ecosystem is very compelling . p
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