Equinix announces Johannesburg data center
Company expands into South Africa
Company expands into South Africa
Relates to MTN's entry into Iran back in 2005
Two more facilities in Cape Town due soon
Approval from ICASA brings the deal closer to completion
Scheduled for 2024 completion
Phase one of JB4 goes live
Telkom is the third operator in the country to launch 5G services
Company offering 6MW and 3,000 sqm in phase one
Rain's persistence dampens MTN's interest
Rain's interest in being acquired by Telkom has clouded a straightforward deal
Company announces more expansion plans during Next ‘22 into Norway, Sweden, Austria, and maybe Czechia
It follows recent investment in its Equiano subsea cable
Rain wants to be acquired by Telkom, potentially scuppering MTN's plans to buy Telkom
South Africa has faced a challenging year for power cuts
Konnect satellite will provide coverage to Liquid's SMB customers across Uganda, South Sudan, and the DRC
East London, George, and Paarl will be live by the end of the month
The country has been hit by regular outages this year
The country wants to push 4G and 5G rollout
Incident in legacy data center, not in DD's new NTT-backed building
Equiano is expected to create 1.6 million jobs
GCP region to be based in ADC facility, which set to open in 2023
Expansion will increase Africa Data Centres total capacity to over 100MW
Domestic rival Rain has also been interested in a Telkom takeover
Could extend loan up to $300 million to support expansion under G7's own belt & road initiative