Palestinian Phone Company Offers Cloud Computing From Ramallah

Palestine Telecommunications Co. has built a $10 million data center in Ramallah to position the Palestinian Authority as a networking bridge from the Middle East to Europe. PalTel has sold all of the capacity to Palestinian banks and institutions and already has plans to expand, Chief Executive Officer Ammar Aker said by phone. The territory’s biggest phone company has suffered from declining sales in recent years due to competition from Wataniya Palestine Mobile Telecommunications Public Shareholding Co. and Israeli operators offering faster data service at lower prices.