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PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1960975

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PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1960975

Capacity Middle East 2026: Interconnection, AI Infrastructure, and Wholesale Reinvention in a Cloud-Centric Era

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This IDC Market Note examines the discussions at Capacity Middle East 2026, held February 9-12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event brought together wholesale carriers, hyperscalers, subsea cable operators, datacenter providers, internet exchange operators, infrastructure investors, and technology vendors to assess how global traffic shifts, AI workloads, and cloud expansion are reshaping the wholesale telecom ecosystem across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Executive snapshot

  • Key takeaways

In this Market Note

  • AI-driven infrastructure scaling and transport modernization
  • Expanding interconnection and regional peering density
  • Hyperscale datacenters and AI-optimized facilities
  • Subsea cable expansion and route diversification
  • Carrier-Cloud Convergence and Wholesale Model Reinvention
  • Digital infrastructure investment and regional corridor development
  • Travel eSIM and the evolution of roaming models

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Product Code: META54349626

Executive snapshot

  • Key takeaways

In this Market Note

  • AI-driven infrastructure scaling and transport modernization
  • Expanding interconnection and regional peering density
  • Hyperscale datacenters and AI-optimized facilities
  • Subsea cable expansion and route diversification
  • Carrier-Cloud Convergence and Wholesale Model Reinvention
  • Digital infrastructure investment and regional corridor development
  • Travel eSIM and the evolution of roaming models

IDC's Point of View

Learn more

  • Related research
  • Synopsis
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