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datamena, the largest data hub in the UAE, announced its participation at Capacity Middle East, for the fourth consecutive year. This year, datamena continues its ongoing support of the event as a host sponsor.

"We are thrilled to be a part of Capacity Middle East once again. This event represents a great opportunity to network with existing customers and other service providers, to share industry insights, collaborate and network." said Hany Aly, executive vice president of Enterprise Marketing, du. "As an open platform for carriers, content and cloud providers, as well as enterprises to grow their business in the region, this has become the calendar event of the year for operators and service providers in the Middle East."

Now in its 11th year, Capacity is the largest telecoms event in the region and serves as the largest global platform for both regional and international carriers active within the Middle East market. Over 1,400 industry leaders are expected to attend the event which will encompass exhibition halls, C-Level conferences and networking opportunities for all attendees.

Alex Grose, commercial director, Capacity Media, said: "As Capacity becomes one of the largest global event of its kind, we are proud to have the region's largest data hub as our host. The growth of this event from year to year is reflective of the growing importance of the UAE as a regional transit and content hub that is gaining global recognition. datamena & Capacity share the same mission to bring people together to expand their business in the region."

Carriers, content and cloud providers, as well as enterprises choose datamena to accelerate their growth in the Middle East. datamena offers the fastest and most efficient way to connect locally in the UAE. The data hub currently has over 100 customers.

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