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This is according to Jon Abbott , Sales Director for Strategic Telecom Clients in EMEA at Vertiv , who recently addressed Kenyan leaders in the local telecom , tower , and colocation arena in Nairobi . Abbott shared insights into the operational and technology changes that are set to reshape the entire communications networks landscape by 2030 .

“ The challenge for Kenya is that AI adoption is already transforming the IT stack and our IT infrastructures . This means that accelerated architectures are needed to meet the requirements of AI workloads ,” Abbott said .

With demand for AI-ready data centre capacity outstripping supply , developers and operators are focused on bringing new capacity online as quickly as possible .

According to the latest research by Omdia , AI has accelerated demand for prefabricated modular and micro data centre solutions .

To support this goal , Vertiv , launched the Vertiv MegaMod CoolChip , a liquid coolingequipped prefabricated modular , data centre solution engineered to enable efficient and reliable AI computing .

The solution can be configured to support the platforms of leading AI compute providers and scaled to customer requirements . By bringing together the quality and process efficiency enabled by offsite fabrication with best-inclass AI-ready technologies , MegaMod CoolChip can reduce the time to deploy AI critical digital infrastructure by up to 50 %.

Building on Vertiv ’ s experience developing other prefabricated modular data centres , MegaMod CoolChip is designed to address the specific requirements of AI compute through a turnkey solution that integrates Vertiv CoolChip technology to support directto-chip liquid cooling , high-efficiency power protection and distribution , and other critical digital infrastructure technologies .

Left : Viktor Petik , Vice President , Vertiv Infrastructure Solutions

Right : Jon Abbott , Sales Director , Strategic Telecom Clients EMEA , Vertiv

“ MegaMod CoolChip is a fully equipped critical digital infrastructure solution that customers can deploy quickly , and with confidence ,” said Viktor Petik , Vice President of Vertiv Infrastructure Solutions .

MegaMod CoolChip supports IT systems from the customer ’ s chosen AI compute provider , including accelerated computing platforms , integrated into equipment racks with integrated plumbing and high-density Vertiv rack power distribution units , rPDUs . Customer selected integrated racks from AI compute providers may also be consolidated into the prefabricated units .

Vertiv chillers and cooling distribution units provide safe and efficient management of cooling fluids to and from the rack . MegaMod CoolChip uses direct-to-chip cooling for high-power CPUs and GPUs by managing heat removal from components not serviced by the direct-to-chip cold plates . The balance between liquid and air cooling is tailored to the design of the AI compute platform to optimise efficiency . p

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