NEWS
China Telecom
deploys POP
at Africa
Data Centres
Johannesburg
facility
frica Data Centres (ADC), the
largest network of interconnected,
vendor and carrier-neutral data
centres on the continent, has extended
its partnership with China Telecom Global
(CTG), one of the world’s largest providers
of integrated telecommunication services,
through the deployment of a China Telecom
Point of Presence (POP) at Africa Data
Centres’ JHB 1 data centre in South Africa.
Through the POP, China Telecom will offer
Africa Data Centres’ customers extended
global connectivity and Internet services,
as well as Internet peering through the
Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX),
also hosted at the Johannesburg facility
in Midrand. The facility, which boasts
a current design capacity of 14 MW, is
strategically located near the heart of
South Africa’s business district and China
Telecom expects the location, as well
as its enterprise-grade and cloud-ready
amenities, to be a compelling colocation
environment for international organisations
and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), which
will attract companies from a wide range
of business sectors who wish to increase
their connectivity. “Africa Data Centres
has facilities located at Africa’s major
regional business and trade hubs, including
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Kenya, and
will be expanding its footprint to West Africa
and North Africa, as well as other areas we
believe, are emerging as the epicentre for
Africa’s digital economy,” said Stephane
Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres.
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China Telecom will be able to offer data
centre colocation services in Africa.
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Issue 10
Left: Stephan Hollingshead,
Iceotope CFO, and right: David
Craig, Iceotope
Iceotope recognised as one of
the fastest growing technology
companies in the UK
ceotope has announced
that it ranked number 14
and was Midlands Regional
Winners in the 2019 Deloitte UK
Technology Fast 50, a ranking of
the 50 fastest-growing technology
companies in the UK. Rankings are
based on percentage revenue growth
over the last four years. Iceotope
grew 2,331% during this period.
Iceotope’s CEO, David Craig, credits
a great team and great innovation
with the company’s 2,331% revenue
growth over the past four years.
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He said: “I couldn’t be prouder of
the Iceotope family. There’s been a
ton of hard work getting to where
we are now and we’re excited about
the future, continuing to grow and
building ever further the world-class
company we are.”
Duncan Down, Lead partner for the
Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50
programme, said: “The Deloitte UK
Technology Fast 50 is internationally
revered as one of the most important
business awards in the industry.
“The Deloitte UK Technology Fast
50 awards are an opportunity for
businesses to gain recognition for their
innovation and achievements over the
last four years.
“The 50 fastest growing UK technology
companies, as ranked by Deloitte,
generated around £650m in total
annual revenues in the year 2018/19
and employed more than 8,700 people.
“The Deloitte UK technology Fast 50
recorded an average three-year growth
rate of 3,878%.” ◊
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