Dhiraagu inaugurates third data centre in Noonu Atoll to expand national digital infrastructure

Malé, Maldives, November 10, 2025- Dhiraagu, the leading digital service provider in the Maldives, has officially inaugurated its third data centre, and the first to be located in the atolls, at N. Velidhoo in Noonu Atoll.

The new facility marks a strategic step in decentralising the country’s digital backbone and extending resilient hosting, backup, and cloud services to regional communities.

The inauguration ceremony was held yesterday, on 10 November 2025, attended by Dhiraagu CEO and Managing Director Ismail Rasheed, President of Velidhoo Island Council Athif Hussain, and other senior officials and community leaders.

According to Dhiraagu’s official release, the new site has been designed to enhance service continuity and reduce latency for customers outside Malé, supporting growing demand for secure and reliable data services in the tourism, business, and public sectors.

“We are proud to open our first atoll-based data centre in Velidhoo, which reinforces our commitment to building resilient, future-ready digital infrastructure for the Maldives,” said Ismail Rasheed, Dhiraagu’s CEO and Managing Director.

Dhiraagu stated that the facility will host core network equipment, cloud storage systems, and disaster recovery platforms, enabling faster regional connectivity and redundancy across its nationwide fibre and 5G networks.

The company highlighted that this expansion is part of a long-term digital transformation strategy following the completion of 100% fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) coverage earlier in 2025.

Industry observers see the move as a significant step toward enhancing data sovereignty and supporting the Maldives’ ambition to distribute infrastructure beyond the congested Malé region. It also aligns with the government’s broader digitalisation and climate-resilience efforts, which prioritise secure, energy-efficient systems closer to communities.

The facility joins Dhiraagu’s two existing data centres in Malé and Hulhumalé, strengthening national network resilience and creating new opportunities for enterprises and developers seeking low-latency, locally hosted services.