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Ooredoo Group and Syntys announced today that Syntys has acquired Q Data QFZ LLC, which operates hyperscale data centre facilities in Qatar serving leading cloud and AI customers, with 5MW live and 7.5MW under development.

CEO Sunita Bottse joins industry peers to discuss powering MENA's AI ambitions. The panel emphasized that AI infrastructure is no longer aspirational—it is operational.

CEO Sunita Bottse joins executive panel discussing how investment capital, innovation, and digital infrastructure are enabling economic diversification across the Gulf region. The discussion explores the fintech and digital services sector's reliance on robust, scalable data centre infrastructure to support growth beyond traditional industries and drive competitive advantage globally.

Syntys COO Riccardo Degli Effetti participates in expert panel examining the evolution of data centre performance metrics and monitoring. The discussion addressed the strengths and limitations of traditional performance metrics, how algorithms are transforming real-time data monitoring, and the critical role of AI in optimizing operational efficiency and future performance management—essential for supporting mission-critical AI workloads.

CEO Sunita Bottse discusses the MENA data center market opportunity and Syntys' strategic journey from carve-out to regional leader. Drawing on 15 years of experience building Tier IV-certified facilities globally, Sunita shares insights on navigating local regulatory environments, building world-class teams in emerging markets, and leveraging strategic partnerships to deliver carrier-neutral infrastructure across MENA.

DOHA, July 8, 2025 - Syntys, a multi-country digital infrastructure provider across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced today its key role in enabling the launch of Ooredoo’s advanced sovereign AI cloud services in Qatar, further cementing its position as a regional digital infrastructure leader. Powered by the latest NVIDIA Hopper GPUs, the service is delivered by Ooredoo and fully hosted in secure, high-performance data centers designed and operated by Syntys.     

DOHA, March 11, 2025: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s rapidly evolving digital transformation market has a new infrastructure player: Syntys. Spun off from Ooredoo, Syntys establishes itself as a standalone entity specialized in the design, construction and management of data centers, launching with a robust portfolio of operational facilities and ambitious expansion plans across the region.

Landmark strategic partnership: Iron Mountain takes a minority equity stake in Ooredoo's carrier-neutral data centre platform. The partnership brings global operational excellence and best practices to expand hyperscale and AI infrastructure capacity across MENA, strengthening the region's ability to serve growing enterprise and government digital needs.

Historic financing agreement with QNB, Doha Bank, and Masraf Al Rayan—the largest tech sector transaction ever achieved in Qatar. The capital accelerates digital infrastructure expansion and modernization, positioning the region to meet rising demand for cloud computing, data sovereignty, and digital services infrastructure.