In the Sultanate of Oman; the telecom sector is well-developed and has progressed over the years with increasing presence of MNOs; TowerCos; and FibreCos; supported by a stable regime and a progressive regulatory environment. Oman is also establishing itself as a regional hub for data hosting and interconnection. It currently has 13 submarine cables landing and many competitive advantages such as political stability and neutrality; and a strategic geographic location. In spite of these advantages; Oman's data center and cloud market is still sub-optimal in comparison to its potential among peers in the wider region.The government of Oman has now developed a National Strategy Framework and the Oman Vision 2040 which; among others; envisages the country to become a data center hub; offering hosting and cloud services to companies across the Middle East.In this view; IFC and ITHCA Group; which was established by the Government of Oman and which plays a primarily strategic role in driving Oman’s ICT sector; are partnering to assess the feasibility of an open access wholesale data center project to be located in Salalah; Oman. The contemplated 6MW datacenter will provide services both locally and; in the region; hence establish Oman as a regional hub. To pursue this opportunity; IFC and ITHCA Group would like to assess the project feasibility; including from a market and commercial perspective.The objective of this assignment hence is to assess the datacenter market in Oman and in other countries in the region (including GCC and any other relevant countries to be jointly decided by IFC; ITHCA Group and the Consultant) along with a commercial assessment for the contemplated datacenter project. The project output will inform IFC and ITHCA Group on the next stages of the project development; including attracting other investors and interested parties.The scope of work includes: (1) demand side market assessment; (2) competitive landscape assessment; (3) commercial assessment and business plan; (4) support on market sounding (5) impact assessment on the overall economy.