FEATURE : DATA CENTRES accounts for more than 70 % of the Internet and data traffic flows to and from Africa .
Cables such as the South Atlantic Cable System , WACS and the near operating 2Africa Meta Cable offer express links for companies to share content and data with networks in other parts of the world , at vastly reduced latencies and costs .
It is expected that the Angolan data centre market will achieve an annual growth of 9.24 %. Angonix , Angola ’ s Internet Exchange Point is now the third largest IXP in Africa . Angonix is using a digitally developed solution , Global Data Interconnect to connect African businesses to more than 66 data centres worldwide .
South Africa is the largest exchange market in Africa and ISPs , cloud-based services , OTTs and hyperscalers will be the biggest contributors to the anticipated CAGR of 8.44 % that is forecasted over the next five years .
Samuel Carvalho , Global Head of Marketing EMEA , LATAM , NA , ACPAC , Angola Cables
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