{"id":443744,"date":"2022-05-09T14:19:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=443744"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T12:22:11","slug":"open-access-edge-data-centre-platform-launched-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/443744-open-access-edge-data-centre-platform-launched-in-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Open-access edge data centre platform launched in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) announced that it has deployed Africa’s first large-scale, open-access edge data centre environment in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The company says the deployment will support 5G rollouts and extensions.<\/p>\n

It would also support the expansion of Internet service provider (ISP) and fibre operator infrastructure into new locations.<\/p>\n

OADC also promises latency improvements for serving content locally and offers an enhanced end-user experience fundamental to the successful rollout of new, time-critical applications.<\/p>\n

OADC chief technical officer Bob Wright explained that Africa needed data centres beyond its largest metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n

“A presence in a single data centre is no longer sufficient to address a country or region,” Wright said.<\/p>\n

“5G operators, ISPs and fibre operators are seeking cost-efficient ways to extend network reach into new markets, requiring network equipment to be securely housed in remote locations.”<\/p>\n

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Open Access Data Centres Edge Centres in South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n

“At the same time, the growing desire to make content available and process ever-greater volumes of data closer to the customer is increasingly demanding implementation of a core-to-edge architecture, with meshed local and regional data centres fully connected into Africa\u2019s network infrastructure across multiple countries and cities,” Wright added.<\/p>\n

To build out its core-to-edge open access edge capabilities, OADC is establishing regional data centres covering major cities \u2014 initially across South Africa.<\/p>\n

The first 17 are already live in South Africa, offering colocation, rooftop access and high-speed network interconnectivity between facilities at up to 100Gbps and on multiple routes.<\/p>\n

Nigeria will be the next major target for rollout later this year.<\/p>\n

“Rollout is continuing into key connectivity hubs, with new 2-3MW Tier-III regional OADC facilities coming online during Q3 2022 and more than 100 OADC Edge data centres expected to be live by the end of 2022,” the company said.<\/p>\n

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Open Access Data Centres \u2014\u00a0Artist’s impression of Durban facility<\/p><\/div>\n

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