Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 89 | Page 39

COUNTRY FOCUS : ANGOLA ectivity

Angola Cables operates two data centres , AngoNAP Fortaleza Tier III , Brazil and the data centre , AngoNAP Luanda , Angola , and manages PIX in Brazil and Angonix Angola , one of the largest Internet Exchange Points , in Africa .
Late last year , carrier-neutral , colocation Tier IV Onix Data Centre in Accra , Ghana , became part of Angola Cables , Global Data Centre Interconnect . This integration will enhance international connectivity in Ghana and Senegal , offering access to 66 additional data centres , 8 OTTs , CDNs , and 21 IXPs .
The partnership with Angola Cables through its West African subsidiary , TelCables is a key element in providing interconnected carrier and cloud-neutral services to a broad range of customers seeking to store and manage their digital assets and businesscritical data . Currently , 67 % of energy requirements is generated through solar powered technology . Ghana
There is a conscious drive towards making the Internet more popular , as currently , the Internet penetration in Angola is only 5 million people .
and Senegal are important and growing economies in the Pan-African market .
Partnering to grow ICT services
Multinational telecommunications company Angola Cables operates in the wholesale market , providing connectivity , IT solutions and services , as well as international data circuit capacity and IP transit via owned , high-capacity submarine cables , including SACS , Monet , and WACS .
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