INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
Seacom’s partnership with
Raxio Data Centre will boost
connectivity solutions in Uganda
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L
eading Pan-African service provider,
SEACOM, has talked of its planned
partnership with Raxio Data Centre
Ltd, Uganda’s first carrier-neutral,
enterprise-grade data centre scheduled to
launch in Q1 2020.
At the forefront of driving connectivity
in Africa, SEACOM recently launched
Enterprise connectivity solutions in Uganda.
Raxio Uganda’s world-class facility will
become the cornerstone of digitisation
in the country, enabling customers to
seamlessly cross-connect within the data
centre. This will help to provide a consistent
and reliable experience for SEACOM’s
customers in the region. As the global carrier
partner, SEACOM will drive the Internet
in Uganda closer to businesses, offering
affordable, reliable and quality Internet
connectivity – highlighting the mutual
benefit of the partnership.
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Raxio Uganda was established by First Brick
Holdings Inc, as the first of its network of
state-of-the-art data centres across the
region. As an open-access data centre,
Raxio Uganda will offer a wide variety of
connectivity options, providing diversity and
flexibility for SEACOM’s customers.
The new data centre, which is set to
be completed in Q1 2020, will operate
according to Tier III standards facility. At
full capacity, Raxio Uganda will be able to
accommodate up to 400 racks and deliver
1.5MW of power, in a fully redundant, high-
security environment.
Tonny Tugee, MD of East Africa SEACOM,
said: “This partnership with Raxio Uganda
will be key as we drive to expand our
business in this important market. Raxio
Uganda’s new enterprise-grade facilities will
ensure the delivery of a full range of services,
in a stable, ‘always-on’ environment, to our
customers in Uganda.
“We’re also excited about the potential
to extend our relationship outside of
Uganda, further augmenting the geographic
reach and network infrastructure we can
offer our customers.”
Robert Mullins, Executive Director at First
Brick Holdings, Raxio Uganda’s parent
company, added: “Bringing SEACOM
onboard is a testament to the growing
recognition of Raxio Uganda as the go-to
partner for cross-connects, delivering
robust enterprise-grade, open access data
infrastructure, optimised and deployed to
meet our customers’ needs.
“We are also delighted with the opportunity
to explore new opportunities to work
together in the broader region”. n
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