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NetActuate opens second Africa data centre as it targets fastest-growing markets

Network and infrastructure solutions provider NetActuate has established a new data centre footprint in Accra, Ghana. This location is NetActuate’s second in Africa and adds on 168 square metres and 315kVA site power. The facility, managed by institutional investor Africa50-backed PAIX Data...

April 13

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Kuwaiti $7bn real estate giant to build data centre parks across MEA

Real estate group Agility Logistics Parks (ALP) has unveiled plans to deploy data centre campuses in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and Ghana. The facilities are to be built within ALP warehousing complexes in a sign of the growing real estate repurpose trend which is fostering the development of data centres in several markets. ALP has readied data centre campuses in its e...

March 07

João Marques Lima

Equinix officially begins to operate in Africa as $320m acquisition closes

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for an enterprise value of US$320 million. The closing of the transaction marks the beginning of activity by the world’s largest data centre operator which currently enjoys a market capitalisation of US$65.5 billion. The now absorbed MainO...

April 06

João Marques Lima

MTN lines up $1bn for Ghana digital infrastructure rollout

MTN said it plans to invest R15 billion (US$1.05 billion) in telecommunications infrastructure deployments across Ghana. The capital is set to be spread over a five-year rollout that will interconnect with rival operators in for roaming and airtime distribution. “Beyond the opening of its systems and digital channels for the distribution of other operators' airtime, MT...

March 03

João Marques Lima