Equinix ventures into South Africa with $160m data centre investment
Digital infrastructure REIT Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) will enter the South African market with a US$160 million data centre investment in Johannesburg due to be brought online by mid-2024. With its South Africa expansion, Equinix is entering one of the largest and most digitally developed nat...
December 13
NTT latest global operator to open a data centre in Africa
NTT Ltd. has opened its first data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, slowly bringin down the number of international operators who are yet to establish a presence on the African continent. The Johannesburg 1 Data Center is part of NTT’s expansion into the continent with a capacity of 12MW and 6,000m² of IT space once completed. The facility has been designed to ca...
October 27
Google announces SA cloud region as part of $1bn Africa investment drive
Google said it will set up shop in South Africa with a cloud region, its first on the African continent, joining rivals Microsoft and Amazon Web Services which are already present in the country. The investment will be made through a US$1 billion commitment towards supporting a range of initiatives, from improved connectivity to investment in start-ups, to help boost Africa...
October 06
WIOCC Group’ data centre business OADC to build 3 edge facilities in South Africa
Africa’s edge data centre player Open Access Data Centres (OADC) said it will deploy a further three OADC EDGE data centres in South Africa. The OADC EDGE DCs, which will be live by the end of September, are in East London, George and Paarl, located on national fibre routes. The company, which is part of the WIOCC Group, said the facilities represent a further stage in...
September 21
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