Africa Data Centres adds 6MW capacity in Cape Town

The company boosted its investments in new spectrum in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Tanzania, as well as the number of 4G sites across the portfolio.

SEACOM first went live in South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Djibouti in 2009, following the completion of its first undersea cable connecting Asia and Europe.

The company says the rate of technological adoption and digitisation in Africa is growing, necessitating the need for highly secure data centre facilities.

The new facility is already operational as a carrier-neutral, AI-ready data centre, boasting to be East Africa's largest and most technologically advanced digital habitat for cloud, colocation, and connectivity.

Huawei shared its latest views on the layout of data centres in Africa, to help carriers take the lead in the artificial intelligence era.

Yesterday, Huawei demonstrated its Pangu AI models, which can deliver industry-specific solutions in mining, smart city management, and weather forecasting.

Africa Data Centres says its growth plans are underway, and the company has identified opportunities from Morocco to Cape Town.

The multi-million dollar infrastructure deal was this week signed on the second day of the Egypt-EU Investment Conference launched by the president of Egypt El Sisi and EU president Ursula Von Der Leyen.

MTN Rwanda says it is exploring strategic alliances and aligning with the government's digital services policy to enable connectivity.

The minister said the towers' expansion will enable Zambians access government-provided online services.

The lawsuit sought to prevent the two companies from constructing or operating base transceiver stations “within close proximity” to stations owned by IHS.

Camtel says it has prioritised network expansion and aims to achieve nationwide coverage by 2030.