center3

center3 is a digital-infrastructure provider and subsidiary of stc Group, created to serve the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region’s growing data-centres, connectivity & cloud ecosystem.With its strategic base in Saudi Arabia, center3 is positioning the Kingdom as a regional hub connecting Europe, Asia and Africa — leveraging carrier-neutral data-centres, subsea cables and internet exchanges.

Unique to its market, center3 provides not only wholesale or colocation hosting but an integrated “digital‐hub” platform combining data centres, high-capacity network, and global connectivity — making it well suited to hyperscalers, content providers, cloud operators and enterprise digital-infrastructure consumers in the region.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• A large portfolio of carrier-neutral data centres across KSA and neighbouring markets – reportedly 25 facilities across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. 
• High-capacity builds: examples include facilities with multi-megawatt IT capacity, e.g., a 9.6 MW expansion at a Riyadh site to support global “hyperscaler” requirements. 
• Modular, scalable design enabling high‐density racks and large halls (e.g., a facility of ~24,000 m² covering 1,200 racks) in Dammam. 
• Integrated connectivity infrastructure: submarine-cable systems, internet-exchange (IX) points, terrestrial fibre routes linking across continents. 
• Built with “digital-hub” mindset: neutral hosting, connectivity + data-centre, enabling a unified ecosystem for cloud/content/enterprise. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The facilities are built to Tier III/Tier IV equivalents, with attention to operational resilience (power, cooling, connectivity redundancy) to meet servicing of global cloud
• Carrier-neutral operations and high-security hosting environments suitable for enterprise and hyperscale workloads. 
• Emphasis on regional compliance and sustainability: centre3 has integrated ecological/sustainable considerations into its infrastructure roadmap. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Fully carrier-neutral data-centres allowing multiple network, cloud, and content providers to interconnect. 
• Extensive global connectivity mesh: submarine cables, terrestrial links enabling Asia-Europe-Africa traffic flows via Saudi Arabia.
• Internet exchanges (IXs) under deploy/operation, enabling peering and reducing latency within the MENA region. 
• Connectivity services include high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnection, cloud on-ramp capability, and end-to-end network+data centre solutions. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Hyperscale cloud providers and global digital platforms looking to expand in the Middle East with high-power, low-latency infrastructure.
• Content delivery networks (CDNs), media streaming firms, gaming companies needing distributed digital footprint and interconnection.
• Large enterprises (banking, telecom, manufacturing) migrating to hybrid or colocation/disaster-recovery models that require carrier-rich environment.
• Network and telecom operators seeking wholesale capacity, cross-connects, submarine-cable access and network expansion across MEA.
• IoT / edge computing / AI-compute deployments benefiting from high-density racks and regional connectivity fabric.