Sahara Net
Native name
صحارى نت
FormerlySahara Net
TypeJSC
FoundersKais Al-Essa & Haitham Bu-Aisha
Headquarters
Dammam
,
Saudi Arabia
Key people
Haitham Bu-Aisha (CEO)
Number of employees
500+ (2023)
Websitehttp://www.sahara.com

Sahara Net is an information and communications technology provider (ICT) serving the Saudi market, the company has rapidly grown since 1989 to offer various complementary services such as connectivity, internet, hosting, cloud, optimization, cyber security, and managed services.[1]

History

Sahara Net is a Saudi Joint Stock Company (JSC) and its history goes back to 1989 when Sahara Net established the 1st Saudi Bulletin Board Service (BBS) in the Kingdom. During this period, it operated as a hub for email exchange in the FidoNet network. And in 1994 Sahara Net started offering Internet connectivity and other related services like internet email, web design, web hosting, and Domain name registry services. These services made the first ISP in Saudi Arabia before the official licensing in 1998, when the Saudi Internet market was regulated and Sahara Net received Internet Service Provider (ISP) license and was appointed as the official Local Internet Registry (LIR) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[2]

Today

The company grew over these years to become one of the main ICTs in the Saudi Arabian market, extending network coverage to all major cities in Saudi Arabia, and offering various connectivity options to business as well as home users. In 2009, the company was partially acquired by Telindus (the ICT investment arm of Belgacom), the famous telecom operator in Belgium and Europe. Then, in 2014, the company was fully acquired by its original founders. Recently, Sahara Net was converted from an LLC to a JSC with over 1200 shareholders by a capital raise (original founders still control 70% of the shares).

Certifications

Another achievement is when Sahara Net received the following certifications:

Solutions & Products

Solutions & Products
SolutionProduct
Dedicated Fiber LinkMicrosoft Azure Stack Hub
Dedicated Leased LineMS Azure Global
Dedicated Wireless LinkMS Exchange As A Service
Broadband ADSLMicrosoft 365
VSATVPS On VMware
VPN - Virtual Private NetworkAcronis Cyber Protect Cloud
MPLS - Multi-Protocol Label SwitchingWindows Virtual Desktop
SD-WAN - Software-Defined Wide Area NetworkMicrosoft Teams
Co-Location Cloud HostingCrises Control
Dedicated Cloud HostingPower BI
Shared HostingMS SharePoint
E-SchoolsMS Dynamics
Domain NameVisual Soft ERP
Arabic DomainsElastic Cloud
Firewall (Hardware & Software)Fortinet
Anti Virus SolutionsOdyssey CyberSecurity
Network Bandwidth ManagementCISCO
Network Control and SecurityKaspersky
Penetration TestingZEROFOX
Cloud Vulnerability AssessmentTrend Micro
eMail MigrationF5
eMail ServerSailPoint
eMail Remote SecurityKnowBe4
eMail Security PolicyManage Engine

References

  1. ↑ "Home - Sahara Net". 2022-08-04. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2021-10-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

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