UPTIME, a specialized American institute for data centers classification, has ranked Mobily Data Center Almalqa 2 in Riyadh as Tier IV in construction (certification for constructed facilities).

The rating was accorded based on the premier standards of construction thus making it first data center for a telecom operator to receive such rating in the country.

Tier IV classification is considered the top rank due to the applied fault tolerance that prevents errors and reduces potential downtime.

This classification is awarded based on extensive examination of various stages carried out by a specialized team from the institute for many weeks that tasting the maximum abilities of the center.

The tasted areas include power, mechanical and architectural design and construction as well as other criteria laid out by the institute for the ranking. The institute is considered a global authority for assessment and classification of data centers around the world, and assessed the quality based on fixed global standards regarding designing and constructing data centers.

Essam Al-Jubeir, executive officer for facilities and administration, Mobily, said: "The Data Center Almalqa 2 is the first center owned by a telecommunications company in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa region to earn this advanced classification; this has been possible based on the strict adherence to standards that have been adopted since the work on the center started.”

Data centers are considered the backbone of the telecommunications sector.

The importance of focusing on continuity of operations for data centers is based on the fact that they are used to provide services around the clock on an ongoing basis for the sectors that require uninterrupted access to systems and infrastructure.

Mobily is working to provide great flexibility in its infrastructure, which works to meet the needs of all its customers from the sectors of individuals and businesses.