Discover unparalleled inspiration and potential collaborators at Capacity Middle East, where connectivity visionaries unite to unlock solutions to the industry’s biggest challenges. Immerse yourself in a dynamic convergence of key players and disruptors, delving into the cutting-edge trends propelling the digital infrastructure community forwards. This is your golden opportunity to revolutionise connectivity, harness industry trends, and amplify your influence.
The 2026 Agenda
Iraq is a market with massive potential for digital infrastructure investment, not only as a transit route but also as a growing consumer of digital services. We are seeing significant government support for new AI data centres, the national backbone network, and a comprehensive strategy to drive FTTH, along with growing private sector investment.
Iraq possesses a unique geographic advantage for connecting Europe and the Middle East. With direct fibre routes between Turkey and the GCC, Iraq is situated to provide much-needed land-based diversity of connectivity between Europe and the Middle East.
Peering offers reduced latency and lower IP transit costs, essential for driving improved connectivity within Iraq. With the launch of Iraq’s first neutral IXP, IRAQ-IXP, last year, it has surged to be the region’s third-largest IXP by connected networks, showing the demand for peering services in Iraq.
Stargate UAE is the first international deployment of the AI infrastructure Stargate program, with the first 200MW of 1GW due to come online in 2026. While Stargate UAE will continue to enable domestic AI consumption it also has the potential to provide connectivity to almost half the world’s population, located within 2,000 miles.
The demands of AI are pushing the traditional model of data centre design. Flexibility and scalability are vital to meeting the increasing demands from advanced workloads and the unprecedented demand for compute power.
What does higher rack density mean for cooling in the region?
Will the rise of modular design become standard for new sites?
How are the demands of latency and power impacting design?
Network infrastructure is more important than ever, and so too is ensuring it remains secure and protected against a growing range of threats. Risks and pressures on opex are necessitating new and innovative approaches to site security.
How are the risks posed to tower sites evolving in the Middle East?
What role are new technologies like AI, remote monitoring, and access control playing in site security?
How are we striking a balance between opex costs and site protection?
Where telco leaders, next-gen innovators and bold start-ups reimagine and catalyse tomorrow's growth engines. As competition intensifies, margins compress and customer buying strategies evolve, CSPs must look beyond connectivity and traditional telco solutions to meet client requirements and drive future growth.
But where should companies channel their focus? What capabilities do enterprise and wholesale customers value? Where are the industry’s blind spots? Cutting through hype, what is the next big opportunity to monetise? How do you do it in a new and unique way? Who are the partners that can help you get there faster?
Building upon the success of our inaugural meeting in Washinton DC last May, GrowthX challenges CSP product and innovation leaders to think outside the box. Understand enterprise perspectives; gain insights from executives at the helm of the world’s biggest OEMs, software, cloud and compute providers; and connect with innovative start-ups through the lively dragon’s den.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
