Established in 2004, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) (www.dso.ae) is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai providing both a living and working integrated community. Silicon Oasis is a Free Zone Authority and providesfree trade zoneincentives and benefits to companies operating within the tech park.[2][3]

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) spans 7.2km. The Authority has made a large capital investment in its infrastructure to cater to the need of high tech industries in the free zone, this ranges from advanced telecommunications, afibre opticnetwork, tier 3 data centre with 120 high capacity racks, and a high-tech utility infrastructure with 8 power stations with a capacity of 1600 MW.

The technology park possesses a combined fire, water and irrigation supply system which is supported by a pump station and a 5000 m underground irrigation tank. A sanitary water network is also provided giving potable water supply of 44,525 m per day based on an estimated 162,400 population working and/or living at the Silicon Oasis. DSO has a sewerage management system includes onsite pumping stations that transport wastewater to municipal plants through a new pressure pipeline. Current capacity of the sewage management system is 3,000 m per day (of which the technology park currently uses approximately a third) with a planned expansion set to see the capacity increased to 10,000 m to facilitate the communitys future growth.

In addition, DSO has a fully completed network of roads allowing quick in and out access toDubais major highways.

Established in 2004, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) (www.dso.ae) is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai providing both a living and working integrated community. Silicon Oasis is a Free Zone Authority and providesfree trade zoneincentives and benefits to companies operating within the tech park.[2][3]

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) spans 7.2km. The Authority has made a large capital investment in its infrastructure to cater to the need of high tech industries in the free zone, this ranges from advanced telecommunications, afibre opticnetwork, tier 3 data centre with 120 high capacity racks, and a high-tech utility infrastructure with 8 power stations with a capacity of 1600 MW.

The technology park possesses a combined fire, water and irrigation supply system which is supported by a pump station and a 5000 m underground irrigation tank. A sanitary water network is also provided giving potable water supply of 44,525 m per day based on an estimated 162,400 population working and/or living at the Silicon Oasis. DSO has a sewerage management system includes onsite pumping stations that transport wastewater to municipal plants through a new pressure pipeline. Current capacity of the sewage management system is 3,000 m per day (of which the technology park currently uses approximately a third) with a planned expansion set to see the capacity increased to 10,000 m to facilitate the communitys future growth.

In addition, DSO has a fully completed network of roads allowing quick in and out access toDubais major highways.