Pan-African data center operator Africa Data Centres has partnered with the London Internet Exchange (LINX) to explore growth and opportunities in current and new markets across Africa.
This new partnership is the recipe for great things to enhance connectivity and digital services in new and emerging markets across Africa. According to Tesh Durvasula, CEO of Africa Data Centres, the goal is to add value to local network communities, LINX membership, and data centre facilities across Africa. Additionally, Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement at LINX, believes the partnership will serve the growth and demand predicted in the ICT sector and open up fantastic opportunities for African countries, making digital services a reality for hundreds of millions of African citizens.
Accenture, an information technology company, says Africa is on the brink of a tech explosion. Certain African countries are on a remarkably rapid trajectory. For example, by 2050, the share of the economy powered by the Internet in Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, and South Africa will be approximately 6%, similar to where the US is today. While others, like Ghana, are set to reach between 4% to 5%, comparable to Brazil’s
present level
Data centres are the foundation of economic growth on the continent; without them, sustainable and self-sufficient ICT ecosystems cannot be developed. “Building new facilities is the one path Africa can take to address the growing need for storage and networking crucial to digitising Africa and bringing digital services to its citizens,” said Tesh Durvasula.
This follows the company’s largest expansion plans Africa has ever seen, which were announced on September 2021, whereby Africa Data Centres will invest $500M into many new hyperscale data centres across the continent.
Africa Data Centres is Africa’s largest network of the interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities and currently services nine facilities in six countries. As leaders in the market, the organisation is constantly announcing new builds in existing markets, as well as plans for facilities in markets that are currently under-serviced or have no facilities at all. (
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