They began the construction of the data centre in December and commercial operations commenced in August A carrier-neutral data centre with a current capacity of racks expandable to racks , the facility aims to establish a pan-African digital platform that will deliver high-speed and secure data services to the enterprise, consumer and public sector markets.
Ghana is a vibrant West African economy with a well-entrenched ICT ecosystem of submarine cables, mobile network operators and Internet Service Providers ISPs , and is strategically situated to provide a stepping stone into the region.
We have well-developed plans to deliver a high-quality facility and see this as an optimum time to be investing in the Ghana market. Onix Accra 1 represented an opportunity for AIIF3 to anchor its digital infrastructure strategy with a high-quality, operational asset with significant upside potential. Bolt-on acquisitions and greenfield builds will be added to the ONIX DC Limited portfolio to create a platform of scale, which will enhance the exit attractiveness and provide risk mitigation.
ONIX DC comprises of a small team of professionals with experience in the telecommunications sector who have partnered with AIIM to build a pan-African buy-and-build digital infrastructure strategy. AIIM invested in Onix Accra 1 at a critical juncture, with Africa witnessing exponential data growth which exceeds rates seen in other regions, and which has been further propelled by the Covid pandemic. Onix Accra 1 is positioned to satisfy the increasing levels of demand from local and global customers seeking quality and reliable solutions, as well as the international data centre boom.
The world is moving towards an Information Society, driving data consumption behavior through the use of data-heavy applications, such as social media, media streaming, the Internet of Things, and cloud technology.
