VEON Group CEO Kaan TerzioAlu inaugurates US$8 million Jazz Digital Park.

VEON Group CEO, Kaan TerzioAlu today inaugurated the JazzDigital Park (JDP) that was established with an investment of over US$ 8 million. Located in Islamabad, JDP will accelerate the country's digital transformation ambition by significantly improving the existing level of IT services being provided to various sectors.

With a current capacity of more than 300 racks, expandable up to 450 racks, and a 3-megawatt power infrastructure, JDP is Pakistan's largest Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Tier-III certified data center in terms of white space and power capacity. Jazz will utilize this digital park to offer secure IT infrastructure and hardware hosting facilities to businesses as well as local startups. JDP will also be hosting the new cloud platform about to be launched by Jazz. The onshore cloud will be a significant step forward in ensuring that data created in Pakistan is hosted within the country.

Speaking at the inauguration, Kaan TerzioAlu said, "Utilising our leadership position in Pakistan and global expertise, we are focused on creating a flourishing digital ecosystem in Pakistan. Jazz Digital Park will serve as a key enabler of our digital operator strategy and is in line with our mission to simplify digital infrastructure challenges for local and regional enterprises."

According to Aamir Ibrahim, CEO, Jazz, "Since the pandemic and the subsequent acceleration to digital platforms, businesses across various sectors are re-assessing their cloud adoption strategies and cloud...