Dell Technologies announced that Hamad International Airport, Qatar has selected its advanced server and network infrastructure solutions to deliver the best passenger experience and operational excellence as the aviation hub continues with Phase B of its expansion plan.
Hamad International Airport, which currently serves over 170 global destinations and more than 40 airline partners, chose the Dell PowerEdge servers to secure and enhance the airport’s infrastructure capabilities, improve efficiencies and costs, while creating the ultimate destination for millions of visitors.
Designed to undertake exceptional performance, Dell PowerEdge servers lay the foundation for the future with computing and networking modules that can be tailored to the airport’s needs and expanded over time.
The implementation of Dell solutions works towards providing further support for the airport’s ambitious plans and facilitating new avenues to scale and consolidate its datacentre to run the most complex, mission-critical workloads while remaining flexible for future growth needs. Made for secure interactions and with the ability to predict potential threats, the PowerEdge servers feature cryptographically verified security design and has an intuitive systems management process to monitor, deploy and implement the automation of routine airport operations tasks.
In 2022, as Qatar welcomed football fans from around the world, Hamad International Airport witnessed a 101.9% year-on-year surge in passenger traffic and a 28.2% growth in overall aircraft movement, compared to 2021. Building on this momentum, the airport’s Phase B of the expansion project started in January 2023, will include two new concourses, increasing the airport capacity to over 70 million passengers per year.
Hamad International Airport has successfully completed the first Phase of its airport expansion project, which has significantly increased capacity and enhanced its multi-dimensional offering. Delivering on its promise to be the airport-of-the-future, Hamad International Airport’s expansion features a refreshing environment of lush greenery, as well as contemporary retail and dining concepts among other leisure attractions and facilities.
The airport’s commercial and operation functions are managed by MATAR, the Qatar Company for Airports Management and Operation, and a corporate subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group.