NEWS
Hurricane Electric expands global
network to East Africa Data Centre
tenants as well as parallel UPS systems and N+1 diesel
generators to maintain uptime.
With the launch of Hurricane Electric’s newest PoP, customers
of the East Africa Data Centre and others in the area now
have a variety of new connectivity options as well as the
ability to improve fault tolerance, load balancing, congestion
management and transit of next-generation IPv6 traffic.
Hurricane Electric, the world’s leading IPv6-native Internet
backbone, has announced that it has added a new point of
presence (PoP) in Nairobi at the East Africa Data Centre. This
is Hurricane Electric’s first PoP in Kenya and third in Africa.
The East Africa Data Centre is one of the most connected
facilities in the region and boasts long distance fibre routes
to Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and
Somalia. Covering 2,000m 2 across four floors, the carrier-
neutral data centre offers N+1 cooling and power for its
The Nairobi PoP also provides access to Hurricane Electric’s
extensive IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100GE (100
Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and GigE (1
Gigabit Ethernet) ports and as a result, both new and existing
customers will be able to experience increased throughput,
reduced latency and improved reliability.
Mike Leber, President, Hurricane Electric said, “Because the
region is so well connected, Nairobi has proven itself to be
an important technological hub for Kenya and beyond. Our
newest site will allow customers of East Africa Data Centre
to tap into the bandwidth and reach of Hurricane Electric’s
rich global network and we are grateful for the opportunity to
support them.”
SITA tech to drive expansion at Ghana’s
new international terminal
SITA is providing its world-class
passenger and baggage processing
technology as well as its airport
management solutions to Ghana’s
new Terminal 3 at Kotoka International
Airport in Accra, helping cement the
airport’s position as a vital regional hub.
Ghana’s largest airport is expanding its
capacity to meet significant growth in
international passenger traffic, increasing
the airport’s capacity to five million
passengers a year. The country’s aviation
industry has witnessed significant
growth over the past decade due to the
discovery of petroleum and gas reserves,
sustained domestic demand and the
growth of the tourism sector.
SITA, the global air transport IT provider,
has worked closely with both MAPA,
the construction company building
the new terminal, and Ghana Airports
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Company Limited (GACL), the airport
operator, to ensure that the new terminal
has the most up to date technology
to support the country’s modern
airport infrastructure. SITA already
provides technology for terminals 1
and 2 at Kotoka International Airport
and will ensure that its world-class
technology is fully integrated with the
existing terminals from day one. SITA is
deploying its latest passenger processing
technology including common use check
in desks and self-service check in kiosks,
allowing the airport to maximise its
capacity by enabling airlines to cost-
effectively share the same infrastructure.
The airport will also make use of SITA’s
state of the art Baggage Management
technology that will assist airlines in
tracking bags every step of the way.
On the operational side, SITA’s Airport
Management Solution will simplify
planning and operational control,
and facilitate collaborative decision-
making, data management and analysis
in Terminal 3 and across the entire
airport. It will also support revenue
management with its billing and
reporting functionality. n
Image taken from the Terminal 3 SOD
cutting at Kotoka International Airport
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