FEATURE : DATA CENTRES and where data centres in Africa should be located . The most logical locations are in proximity to existing or new subsea cable landing stations – or in the growing digital hubs where international terrestrial networks interconnect with national and metro networks .
Africa ’ s future connectivity success can only be achieved through closer collaboration between subsea cable and network operators , hyperscalers and other content and connectivity providers . These efforts will need to be supported by a systematic approach for the development of data storage locations , which will bring not just the returns that investors seek , but the real digital infrastructure development that Africa needs . p
AT PRESENT TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE CONTINENT ARE NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED TO CREATE DIGITAL PATHS .
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