What happened
Tencent Cloud deployed its first MENA-region internet data centre (IDC) hub in Bahrain, going live end-2021 under Bahrain's 'Cloud-First' policy — its inaugural Middle East public-cloud infrastructure covering the wider MENA region.
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LandedCloud & Computing InfrastructureData Centre / Computing Facility2021BH-01
Tencent Cloud · Bahrain
Middle East·Group: Tencent
Source: Tencent Cloud Deploys its First MENA Region Internet Data Centre Hub in Bahrain (2021)Medium
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Structured fields
- Host country
- Bahrain
- Region
- Middle East
- AI segment
- Cloud & Computing Infrastructure
- Entry mode
- Data Centre / Computing Facility
- Entry year
- 2021
- Deployment status
- Landed
- Capital direction
- China->host (outbound deployment)
- Company group
- Tencent
Local partner
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Sovereign fundState-linked partner
Scale
1 IDC hub (regional cloud market projected US$4.5B by 2024)
Sources & notes
Source: Tencent Cloud Deploys its First MENA Region Internet Data Centre Hub in Bahrain (2021)Medium
Record note: 2021 launch was general-purpose cloud (gaming/media focus); AI angle is retroactive (the Tencent Cloud stack now serves AI). Include with caveat.
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