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GTT partners with Arc Solutions for enhanced connectivity in Oman
GTT Communications , a global cloud networking provider to multinational clients , has announced a partnership with Arc Solutions , a provider of integrated network solutions in the Middle East , to consolidate and expand GTT ’ s service reach across the Middle East .
In addition , the new partnership creates better economies of scale for GTT ’ s enterprise service offering in the Middle East , which includes Internet services and managed SD-WAN , leveraging Arc Solutions ’ point-of-presence locations in UAE , Bahrain , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Israel , and Pakistan .
GTT . “ Our network and data centre provider partners are an important element of our value proposition , and we are pleased to partner with Arc Solutions to strengthen our service offering in the Middle East region , which includes secure internet and softwaredefined wide area networking solutions .”
Underpinning the partnership is a networkto-network interconnect ( NNI ) between GTT ’ s global tier one network and Arc Solutions ’ Middle East network at the Datamena facility in Dubai .
“ We are continuously seeking opportunities to expand the reach of our global IP network to meet demand while we also focus on ways to operate it more efficiently to benefit our customers ,” said Don MacNeil , COO ,
Mahesh Jaishankar , CEO , Arc Solutions , said : “ We are excited to partner with GTT , combining our expanding Middle East footprint with one of the world ’ s largest tier one IP networks .”
KROHNE delivers insights to inspire the next generation of engineers in Oman
KROHNE Group , a global manufacturer and full scope supplier of process instrumentation , measurement solutions and services , has delivered its first knowledge sharing seminar workshop at the Middle East College .
Anticipated to be the first of several sessions , the engineering experts dedicated an afternoon in Muscat to give real-world industrial and business-related insights to students to enhance their existing studies and broaden potential career horizons .
“ KROHNE has spent the last 100 years delivering creative solutions to our industry partners and customers . Expanding our knowledge-sharing capabilities to try and inspire the engineers and computer scientists of the future is something we take great joy in so were extremely pleased to be given this opportunity by the MEC team .
We hope that this initial session achieved this goal and look forward to seeing where this working relationship develops , between our respective people , across education , research and development ,” said Frank Janssens , Vice President , KROHNE Middle East and Africa .
Middle East College , known colloquially as MEC , is one of the leading higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman accredited by Oman Academic Accreditation Authority ( OAAA ). The private college is home to over 4,500 students from the region and across the world .
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