Telecom Egypt (TE): October 1 Data Center

The October 1 Data Center is operated by Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s national telecommunications carrier and infrastructure provider. Located within the Smart Village technology park in the 6th of October City under the Giza Governorate—a strategic address along the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road—it offers a prime colocation and connectivity hub in Egypt’s major ICT zone. The facility supports Egypt’s ambition to be a digital gateway linking Africa, the Middle East and Europe, leveraging Telecom Egypt’s established submarine-cable landings and national fibre mesh network.

From this site, customers gain proximity to Egypt’s major data-traffic corridors, with access to Telecom Egypt’s carrier-neutral data-centre platform and global connectivity assets. The October 1 facility is designed to service enterprise, cloud and content-distribution workloads that require secure, scalable infrastructure in Egypt’s high-growth digital market.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• The data centre is part of Telecom Egypt’s commercial data-centre portfolio that is built to international standards and has achieved Uptime Institute Tier III certification of Design and Constructed Facility.
• The facility supports a minimum of 2,000 racks across several data-halls in a multi-building campus build-out.
• Built with concurrently maintainable mechanical and electrical systems, enabling robust uptime and resilient design.
• Leveraging Telecom Egypt’s network assets, the site enjoys strong international submarine-cable connectivity and multiple diversified terrestrial crossing routes.
• Offers state-of-the-art infrastructure for colocation, hybrid cloud and enterprise hosting, backed by a national telecom operator.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• On-site 24/7 operations and monitoring, serving enterprise-grade colocation and hosting customers.
• Physical security includes multi-layer access control, surveillance, fire-detection (VESDA) and suppression systems, and building-management systems for environmental control.
• The facility aligns with Telecom Egypt’s stated service-availability targets of 99.99 % and infrastructure readiness for international-scale connectivity.
• Facility design and operations conform to global data-centre practices, reflecting the Operator’s goal to deliver “international standard” digital-infrastructure services in Egypt.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• The site is carrier-neutral, providing cross-connect capability and access to multiple fibre-providers, domestic and international.
• Situated within Egypt’s core submarine-cable landing ecosystem, the facility benefits from Telecom Egypt’s ownership and operation of major landing stations and terrestrial cross-routes — enabling connectivity from Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
• Ideal for interconnection services, cloud on-ramps, content-delivery networks (CDNs) and enterprise deployments requiring broad network reach and resilience.

💼 Who It Serves

• Cloud service providers and SaaS companies seeking a scalable Egyptian-based node with strong connectivity to Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
• Enterprises, financial services and regulated-industry clients needing data-centre infrastructure in Egypt with local regulatory alignment and resilient power & network.
• Carriers, network-service providers and CDNs that need access to submarine-cable and terrestrial-fibre infrastructure via a well-connected hub.
• Enterprises and digital-services platforms targeting Egyptian or regional markets with a high-performance, carrier-neutral colocation environment.