{"id":27879,"date":"2022-03-24T16:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/resources\/press-releases\/gtt-forges-partnership-with-arc-solutions-for-enhanced-connectivity-in-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:25:48","slug":"gtt-forges-partnership-with-arc-solutions-for-enhanced-connectivity-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/about-us\/press-releases\/gtt-forges-partnership-with-arc-solutions-for-enhanced-connectivity-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"GTT Forges Partnership With Arc Solutions for Enhanced Connectivity in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MCLEAN, Va., March 29, 2022 \u2014 GTT Communications, Inc., a leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, has announced its partnership with Arc Solutions, a provider of integrated network solutions in the Middle East, to consolidate and expand GTT\u2019s service reach across the Middle East. Underpinning the partnership is a network-to-network interconnect (NNI) between GTT\u2019s global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/us-en\/resources\/blog\/global-tier-1-ip-networks-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">Tier 1 network<\/a> and Arc Solutions\u2019 Middle East network at the Datamena facility in Dubai.<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/3806\/gtt-forges-partnership-with-arc-solutions-for-enhanced-connectivity-in-the-middle-east.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/3806\/gtt-forges-partnership-with-arc-solutions-for-enhanced-connectivity-in-the-middle-east.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new partnership creates better economies of scale for GTT\u2019s enterprise service offering in the Middle East, which includes internet services and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtt.net\/gb-en\/resources\/cobranded-datasheets\/managed-sd-wan\/\">managed SD-WAN<\/a>, leveraging Arc Solutions\u2019 point-of-presence locations in UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Pakistan. With this enhanced service footprint, GTT\u2019s enterprise customers can lower their total cost of ownership with service requirements in the region, gain improved network visibility and realize more consistent performance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"blockquote_content\">&#8220;We are excited to partner with GTT, combining our expanding Middle East footprint with one of the world\u2019s largest Tier 1 IP networks&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"e-q-footer\"><cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"author_name\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\">\u2014Mahesh Jaishankar, CEO, Arc Solutions<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d stated Don MacNeil, GTT COO. \u201cOur network and data center 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 software-defined wide area networking solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"blockquote_content\">&#8220;Our network and data center provider partners are an important element of our value proposition &#8230;. which includes secure internet and software-defined wide area networking solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"e-q-footer\"><cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"author_name\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\">\u2014Don MacNeil, COO, GTT<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to partner with GTT, combining our expanding Middle East footprint with one of the world\u2019s largest Tier 1 IP networks,\u201d stated Mahesh Jaishankar, CEO at Arc Solutions. \u201cThe positive synergy of our global ISP partnerships brings substantial value to customers that are seeking a service provider with strong coverage in the Middle East as well as the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to industry research firm TeleGeography, international internet traffic to the Middle East has tripled between 2017 and 2021.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Based on peak traffic. Global Internet Geography Report. TeleGeography. 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the economies of scale it creates, the partnership offers GTT customers more cost effective services, as well as improved network visibility and performance in the 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