3 serial entrepreneurs behind Teraco
South Africa's biggest data centre company Teraco was formed by three serial entrepreneurs and telecoms veterans — Abraham van der Merwe, Joe Botha, and Matthew Tagg.
The first of the trio to get into the telecoms industry was Tagg, who launched Webafrica...
Leading cloud providers in South Africa
MyBroadband’s business IT decision-maker survey revealed that Google is the preferred cloud provider in South Africa.
The survey further showed that Teraco tops the data centre list, and Afrihost reigns supreme in the hosting sector.
Teraco announces Google Cloud Interconnect support
Teraco has announced that it will offer connectivity to the Google Cloud Johannesburg region at its Isando Campus through Google Cloud Interconnect.
This follows Google’s announcement last week that its Johannesburg cloud region in South...
Teraco DB1 upgrade finished
Teraco has announced the completion of an upgrade of its Durban DB1 data centre.
The expansion has doubled the facility's capacity to 2.2MW of critical power load and increased its footprint to 5,800m2.
Top data centre providers in South Africa
South Africa has seen a boom in data centre investments in recent years, with Africa Data Centres, BCX, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) and Teraco being among the top providers in the country.
Data centres provide South African businesses, hosting...
Load-shedding crushes data speeds in South Africa's top mobile broadband neighbourhoods
Analytico’s latest research shows that Bryanston, Century City and Garsfontein had the fastest mobile Internet in South Africa at the start of 2023.
The results are based on 267,853 tests done on the...
NAPAfrica blows past 3Tbps Internet traffic
South Africa's biggest Internet exchange point and one of the biggest on the African continent — NAPAfrica — exceeded data throughput of 3 terabits-per-second (Tbps) this past week.
That comes just a few days after NAPAfrica told MyBroadband it...
South Africa's 500,000% Internet traffic surge
Internet traffic travelling through South Africa's biggest Internet exchange — NAPAfrica — has jumped by over half a million per cent in just over a decade.
Africa's largest data centre company — Teraco — launched NAPAfrica as a vendor-neutral...
Top 5 data centre providers in South Africa
The growth of South Africa's data centre industry is great news for businesses in the country as it allows them to host their services closer to the end user.
South Africa's best data centre providers include Africa Data Centres, Teraco, Vantage...
Africa's largest data-centre company gets R11.8 billion loan for expansions and solar power
Teraco Data Environments Ltd., Africa’s largest data-center company, raised 11.8 billion rand ($680 million) in funds to assist with its expansion plans and power build-out, said its Chief Financial...
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Teraco begins construction of major data centre expansion in South Africa
JB5 comprises 55,000 square meters of building structure serviced by 120MVA of utility power supply.
It will be built in a single phase and includes twelve 1,000-square meter halls.
Teraco finishes first phase of new hyperscale data centre
South Africa's biggest data centre provider Teraco has completed the first phase of its new hyperscale data centre dubbed JB4 at its Bredell Campus in Ekurhuleni, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Teraco said the new...
Neighbourhoods with the highest broadband speeds in South Africa
New research by Analytico shows that Fairland in Randburg has the fastest mobile broadband speeds, while Weltevredenpark in Roodepoort has the highest average fixed broadband speeds.
The findings are based on speed tests...
Top data centre providers in South Africa
The South African data centre market has grown substantially in recent years, and Teraco, Africa Data Centres, Business Connexion (BCX), and Open Access Data Centre (OADC) are among the best providers in the country.
These companies have also been...
NAPAfrica partners with London Internet Exchange
South Africa's biggest Internet Exchange — NAPAfrica — has entered a strategic collaboration with the London Internet Exchange (LINX).
The partnership with NAPAfrica will make reaching London and peering at LINX more of a reality for African...
Neighbourhoods with the fastest broadband speeds in South Africa
MyBroadband research shows that Fairland in Randburg has the fastest average mobile broadband speeds, and Garsfontein in Tshwane has the highest average fixed broadband speeds.
The findings are based on millions of speed tests...
Netflix data gets cheaper and faster for South Africa's Internet service providers
South Africa’s community-run Internet exchange operator INX-ZA has announced a significant change to how Internet service providers access Netflix content across its platform.
INX-ZA said that South Africa’s...
Teraco seals R31.69-billion deal
Teraco is officially Teraco: A Digital Realty Company, the South African data centre powerhouse announced on Monday.
New York-based Digital Realty has completed its acquisition of approximately 55% of Teraco.