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New Interconnection Opportunities in Africa

Console Connect by PCCW Global shares exclusive insights on Africa’s

rapidly growing data centre and cloud ecosystem.

The Africa Interconnection Report looks in detail at the current
state of Africa’s data centre and cloud landscape, exploring some
of the broader global and local trends that are driving growth in
data centres and cloud services.

2020 was a significant year for Africa’s To gain a deeper insight into these Data centre growth
cloud and data centre ecosystem. There trends, Console Connect by PCCW Global The report identifies that about a quarter
was considerable investment into carrier- commissioned consultancy firm Balancing of Sub-Saharan African countries have
neutral data centres across the region and Act to gather market research on the an existing or planned carrier-neutral
slowly but surely the adoption of cloud region’s data centre and cloud ecosystem. data centre. Of the rack capacity in 5
services gathered pace. The Africa Interconnection Report looks in key countries (South Africa, Nigeria,
detail at the current state of Africa’s data Kenya, Ghana and Angola), South Africa
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic centre and cloud landscape, exploring represents 89% of total capacity in those
led many businesses to accelerate their some of the broader global and local trends selected countries.
adoption of cloud services in order to help that are driving growth in data centres and
them operate during these difficult times. cloud services. There are currently 10 Sub-Saharan African
But they are also looking beyond the countries with carrier-neutral data centres
short-term and want a more strategic view
of how cloud can drive efficiencies and
reduce cost in the future.

The impact of the COVID-19
pandemic led many
businesses to accelerate

their adoption of cloud
services in order to help
them operate during these
difficult times. But they
are also looking beyond
the short-term and want a
more strategic view of how

cloud can drive efficiencies
and reduce cost in the
future.

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