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Paratus Group has invested in multiple subsea cables to ensure redundancy and maintain the stability of its networks.
The cable outages are affecting several internet service providers and cloud service providers across the country.
The newly-expanded facility boosts DB1’s capacity to 2.2MW critical power load and now accommodates over 700 racks.
Oliver Fortuin will continue to serve in his position until June and participate in the process to announce his successor.
2Africa is the first submarine cable landing in the region, promising greater internet capacity, says Vodacom.
The 45 000km submarine internet cable lands in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein in the Western Cape.
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The company acquires a pair of fibre cables on the Equiano submarine cable, capable of delivering up to 12TB of new capacity.
The company acquires fibre pair on Equiano subsea cable, allowing it to transport up to 12Tb in western and southern Africa.
The upgrade comes as more submarine cables are expected to land on the African continent to boost connectivity.
The social media giant invests heavily in connectivity technologies to ensure the 2Africa Pearls subsea cable will connect up to three billion people globally.
The first phase of CT2 comprises 25 000sqm of building structure, 8 000sqm of data hall space and 18MW of critical power load, says the company.