AFR-IX Telecom Expands Network Reach with New Point of Presence at Digital Parks Africa Data Centre

AFR-IX Telecom is extending its network reach across South Africa and the African continent with the establishment of a new POP at the Digital Parks Africa (DPA) data centre in Samrand.

This strategic addition enhances AFR-IX Telecom’s capacity to serve Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with a Tier-1 network experience, providing superior network performance, flexibility, and reliability closer to the edge of their customers’ networks.

Business Development Manager at AFR-IX Telecom, Craig Young emphasized the significance of this expansion for the company’s wholesale growth strategy:

Through this partnership, AFR-IX Telecom aims to lower the barrier to entry for ISPs by extending its core network, while also collaborating with DPA to democratize AI infrastructure in the data centre market.

Through this strategic collaboration, AFR-IX Telecom aims to streamline the entry process for ISPs by expanding its core network within Africa. Additionally, AFR-IX and DPA share a common vision to make advanced AI infrastructure more accessible, allowing more businesses to leverage AI-driven services and insights in the data centre environment.

Digital Parks Africa supports these efforts with its high-efficiency power utilisation design and a transparent, pay-as-you-go billing model, ensuring clients are only charged for their actual energy consumption. This billing structure makes colocation an economical alternative to on-premises server rooms, allowing service providers to optimize their cost structures amid growing market competitiveness and a downward pricing trend across the industry.

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