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Using innovative technology to improve Africa’s digital interconnection capabilities

Africa’s technology capabilities are rapidly progressing and it is largely down to the efforts of companies such as Teraco and Africa Data Centres. We hear how both data centre companies are working to ensure Africa can keep up with Digital Transformation demands in the data centre space and how they are enhancing connectivity across the […]


Leviton increases fiber network support for global data centers

The company fully integrates Leviton-manufactured fiber cable into pre-terminated cable assemblies. Leviton has announced it has consolidated all of its plenum data center fiber cable manufacturing to its Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina facility. This insourcing capability is made possible by its September 2020 acquisition of US cable manufacturer Berk-Tek and makes Leviton a fully integrated company […]


Proximity announces strategic relationship with ITS Technology Group to deliver fibre network

Proximity Data Centres, one of the UK’s fastest growing regional Edge colocation data centre providers, has announced a strategic marketing partnership with ITS, a leading UK wholesale provider of full fibre infrastructure.   The partnership follows the announcement of a joint venture between ITS, the Liverpool City Region (LCRCA) and construction partner, NGE, in February. […]


METISS submarine fibre cable now operational in Mauritius

Emtel, a telecoms network operator in Mauritius, has provided the only landing point for the Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) fibre optic cable in the country. The 3,200 km cable connects Reunion Island, Madagascar and South Africa to Emtel’s ANSI/TIA tier three certified data centre in Arsenal, near Port-Louis, the country’s capital. “METISS is already […]


R&M to launch latest data centre and LAN cabling solutions

R&M is set to unveil the latest solutions in its flagship PRIME ODF, Polaris, Netscale and POLAN product ranges at the prestigious CABLEXX 2021, taking place in Egypt from April 5th to 6th, 2021. Participating as a Gold Sponsor at the event, R&M is set to demonstrate its leadership across all three areas of structured […]


FEPL reveals details of WA and NT US$1.5bn Project Koete

Fiber Expressway Pty Ltd has announced Project Koete which includes a high-speed low-latency subsea cable connecting with three data center hubs in Perth, Darwin and Dampier. Fiber Expressway Pty Ltd (FEPL) has unveiled the details of Project Koete, a first-of-its-kind US$1.5 billion technology ecosystem in Western Australia and Northern Territory. Project Koete will provide vital […]


Raxio Group invests in carrier-neutral data centres in Democratic Republic of Congo

The Raxio Group (‘Raxio’), a premier pan-African data centre developer and operator, has announced that it is establishing and investing in ‘Raxio Kinshasa’, the first in a series of state-of-the-art, privately owned, carrier-neutral, data centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).   Set to be commissioned in Q2 2022, Raxio Kinshasa will offer its customers an optimised environment for their IT equipment in a state-of-the-art facility built consistent with ‘metro-edge’ principles. It will be fully equipped with industry best in technology, […]


Telecom Egypt to launch HARP, a new subsea system circling the African continent

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, announces its plans to launch Hybrid African Ring Path (HARP) by 2023, a new subsea system that will outline the African continent, forming the shape of a harp. It will connect coastal and landlocked African countries to […]


Seaborn deploys Infinera to launch network services connecting US and Brazil

Seaborn deploys Infinera to launch AMX-1 Submarine Network Services connecting US and Brazil. Infinera and Seaborn Networks, a leading developer-owner-operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, have announced the launch of new submarine network services on Seaborn’s AMX-1 submarine network segment connecting the US and Brazil. Powered by Infinera’s XT Series submarine network platforms, featuring Infinera’s Infinite Capacity Engine […]


ZetaFrame: Enabling fast and efficient infrastructure deployment

Chatsworth Products (CPI) has launched ZetaFrame Cabinet, delivering quick turn built-to-order configurability, industry-leading load capacity and scalability. Duke Robertson, Sr. Product Manager of Cabinet Solutions, Chatsworth Products (CPI), tells Intelligent Data Centres’ Jess Phillips about some of the changing customer requirements which have shaped the strategy of this innovative product, as well as how it […]


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