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Kenyan data centre
selects Siemon to support
IT infrastructure
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efficiency of existing cooling systems and
reduce energy costs.
The network cabling infrastructure relies on
pre-terminated trunking assemblies including
category 6A F/UTP copper trunks from
Siemon’s Z-MAX range and plug and play
fibre assemblies using OM4 multi-mode and
OS2 single-mode cable.
Data centre provider icolo.io has chosen
state-of the-art network infrastructure
solutions from Siemon
N
airobi-based colocation data centre
provider icolo.io has chosen state-
of the-art network infrastructure
solutions from global specialist Siemon
for Kenya’s first carrier neutral co-location
data centre. the world,” said Ranjith Cherickel, CEO and
co-founder at icolo.io.
Located in Miritini, Mombasa, the new
hyperconnected Tier III development has
been spurred by the enormous growth in
Internet and mobile phone usage across
East Africa and an explosion of digital data
accelerating demand for data hosting and
co-location data centre facilities in the
region. It provides over 550m2 of IT space
and 675KW of IT load to 226 cabinets to
serve telecom carriers, ISPs, IT, global cloud
and content providers, as well as enterprise
and financial services institutions. According to Cherickel, the new data centre
is strategically positioned to serve as a
key gateway to Africa from a connectivity
perspective as it is based close to the
landing station for all of the undersea cable
operators and the international network hub
for Internet traffic in the region.
Siemon was selected as the supplier of
choice for its comprehensive IT infrastructure
solutions set, data centre design expertise
and local product availability through
distribution partner Mart Networks.
“We particularly value the high quality that
Siemon’s products are known for throughout
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“Their products also meet the high standard
that we set for the physical layer foundations
of our new facility.”
V600 data centre cabinets were selected
from Siemon which flexibly support any
range of equipment depths and help
improve data centre energy management
with high density perforated doors providing
up to 71% perforation for increased air flow.
With power usage effectiveness (PUE) and
energy costs being important considerations
for the new facility, icolo.io chose a cold aisle
containment solution that enables targeted
cooling to active equipment, allowing higher
temperature return air to improve the
Siemon’s pre-terminated trunks, which are
manufactured and tested in a clean factory
environment, offer guaranteed performance
levels and can help reduce installation time
by up to 75% compared to field-terminated
links. With modular patch panels that
accommodate both single-mode and multi-
mode fibre, as well as copper connectivity,
icolo.io provides its customers with a highly
flexible solution.
Siva Iyerkumar, Territory Manager for
Africa at Siemon, said: “icolo.io has been a
great example of how technology, market
foresight and coordinated planning can
result in a state-of-the-art colocation
facility being readily available in Africa. We
are confident that this facility is now fully
equipped with world-class infrastructure and
is more than capable of supporting global
businesses with zero down-time. We are
delighted to have been selected to work with
icolo.io on this project as a key colocation
project for the region.”
Cherickel added: “We are very proud to have
partnered with Siemon to develop a truly
carrier neutral data centre in the heart of the
African digital economy. With our new co-
location data centre, we have now changed
the landscape, enabling our customers
to bring content closer to their users and
Siemon’s high-performance infrastructure
solutions have been fundamental in
achieving this.” n
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