The telco said it intends to develop an open, hybrid cloud strategy based on IBM and Red Hat technology, using IBM Cloud Pak for Automation built on Red Hat OpenShift, to enable new digital services.
Further IBM provided designed, built and project management services for Egypt's largest international data centre (pictured), which Telecom Egypt confirmed in late 2020.
“As part of Telecom Egypt’s strategy to modernise infrastructure and provide customers with the highest level of capabilities, we turned to IBM as our preferred partner to help us accelerate our digital transformation journey,” said Adel Hamed, CEO, Telecom Egypt.
“Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all organisations to rethink their businesses and change the way they work. Due to the increased pressure on our network throughout Egypt during this critical time, we implemented IBM Cloud Pak for Automation to accelerate our networks performance and provide our customers with reliable services throughout this period of high demand.”
Billed as a state-of-the-art facility, the new data centre was designed, built and project managed by IBM and will be Telecom Egypt's main platform for the provision of cloud services across the region, hosting local and global players alike.
“The telecom industry is transforming as organisations look for new ways to modernise their operations through open, hybrid cloud technologies that enable them to build more resilient businesses and provide agile services to their clients," said Wael Abdoush, GM, IBM Egypt.
“Our work with Telecom Egypt will help speed the next chapter of their hybrid cloud journey with an open and secure cloud architecture that will deliver new value and greater digital advancement for both their core business and customers," Abdoush added.
