Bahrain IaaS Market Size and Forecast by Offering, Deployment Model, Organization Size, Subscription Model, and End User Industry: 2019-2033

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Industry Assessment Overview

Industry Findings: The dominant regional force is GCC telco-led consolidation of wholesale capacity and “data-oasis” projects, a pattern that raises Bahrain’s profile as a regional peering and cloud-gateway hub (Nov-2024). Batelco’s Data Oasis MoU and other strategic partnerships have pushed the Kingdom toward a model where telcos sponsor large campus projects that attract cloud partners and reduce dependency on single-point metros. The consequence: more localized AI and fintech hosting options across the Gulf.

Industry Progression: A substantive progression milestone is the commissioning of Bahrain’s first white-space data centre under Batelco by Beyon in Nov-2025; the facility (announced at Gateway Gulf) adds substantial rack capacity and positions Bahrain to host larger enterprise and hyperscale workloads. This commissioning shortens deployment lead times for regional customers and creates a new competitive node for cross-Gulf traffic and regulated workloads.

Industry Player Insights: Many firms are active across the market; some include Batelco, Amazon Web Services, Gulf Bridge International, and Viva Bahrain etc. The interplay of local telcos and cloud partners — Batelco’s Data Oasis progress (Nov-2024 to Nov-2025) and Gulf Bridge International connectivity initiatives — directly expands peering options and enterprise choices, raising Bahrain’s attractiveness for multinational cloud architects seeking multi-site redundancy in the Gulf.