AMMAN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday inaugurated the Aqaba Digital Hub, the country's first fully integrated digital project and one of the largest data centers in the Middle East, according to a Royal Court statement.
Located in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, the project covers an area of about 17,000 square meters. At the hub is the kingdom's largest data center, with an operational capacity of up to 12 megawatts and support for AI technologies, it said.
Eyad Abu Khorma, chairman and chief executive officer of the hub, said the Aqaba Digital Hub features the kingdom's first marine cable landing station.
This infrastructure, he noted, enhances Jordan's role as an independent digital gateway directly connected to international networks.
The hub also hosts Jordan's first neutral data exchange center, capable of hosting both public and private cloud services, with an integrated security system featuring a security operations center and a secure access platform, according to the statement. ■
