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Arabian Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- Arabian Post
Lagos Data Hub Taps Angola Cables for Continental Leap
LAGOS — Rack Centre's Lagos campus has entered a strategic collocation deal with TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of Angola Cables, marking a significant enhancement of West Africa's digital infrastructure. The agreement brings high-capacity network infrastructure and four major subsea cable systems—SACS, MONET, SEBRAS and EllaLink—directly into Rack Centre's campus, securing faster, lower-latency routes to Europe, the Americas and Latin America. Fernando Fernandes, chief executive of TelCables Nigeria and West Africa, highlighted the strategic value of the SACS route to Latin America: 'Businesses in latency‑sensitive sectors—financial services, content delivery and real‑time communications—will experience faster transactions, reduced lag and an enhanced user experience.' He also emphasised that hosting within Rack Centre enables localisation of the Clouds2Africa platform, pricing in naira and shielding customers from foreign currency exposure. The infrastructure rollout includes lighting redundant dark‑fibre rings into Rack Centre's network, ensuring high availability and resilience. Local end‑points for IaaS, PaaS and CDN services enable customers to consume scalable cloud resources domestically, while direct entrances to AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud support hybrid and multi‑cloud strategies alongside dedicated internet access, IP Transit and IX peering. ADVERTISEMENT Since its establishment in 2012, Rack Centre has grown to host over 70 carriers, ISPs and Tier 1 networks. Its new LGS2 facility offers 13.5 MW of IT load, 7,200 m² of white space, four meet‑me rooms and a design PUE of 1.35, powered in part by sustainable energy sources. The facility's N+2 cooling, AI‑ready high‑density racks and building management system underscore its focus on efficiency and innovation. Lars Johannisson, chief executive of Rack Centre, described the alliance with Angola Cables as pivotal. 'We can now offer 99.95 % SLA routes to more destinations, enabling enterprises, governments and cloud providers to meet performance and data‑residency requirements while keeping traffic local,' he said. Angola Cables operates a global backbone spanning 33,000 km of subsea cables—including WACS, SACS and MONET—and extends another 50,000 km through partner systems, linking Africa with the Americas, Europe and Asia. It maintains over 30 points of presence and connectivity to more than 66 data centres worldwide, with capacity in excess of 18,500 Tbps. The inclusion of SACS into Rack Centre's ecosystem is particularly significant. As Africa's first direct low‑latency submarine cable linking Angola and Brazil, the 6,165‑km SACS system became operational in 2018 and is designed with 40 Tb/s capacity. It bypasses traditional Europe‑and‑US routing, reducing latency and costs by declining dependence on indirect paths. The WACS cable system also plays a role, linking Nigeria and Angola to Europe with 14.5 Tbit/s design capacity and more than 500 Gbit/s active capacity to date. MONET, a 10,556‑km subsea link between Brazil and the US, offers 64 Tb/s and connects to Rack Centre via SACS integration. EllaLink extends connectivity between Europe and Latin America via Portugal to Brazil, further diversifying routing options. Industry observers note that West Africa has faced connectivity challenges such as cable cuts and over‑reliance on single routes. Estimates suggest that up to 80 percent of subsea disruption incidents are attributed to accidental damage along the West African corridor. By integrating multiple, redundant systems—including the only direct Africa–Latin America route—the partnership reduces vulnerability. In addition to resilience and performance gains, the initiative supports strategic trends in regional cloud adoption. Enterprises and hyperscalers in Lagos and across West Africa increasingly demand local cloud access, multi‑cloud flexibility and sovereign data environments—requirements that cannot be fully met through satellite or offshore data routing. The on‑campus Clouds2Africa presence eliminates cross‑border ingress/egress fees and foreign exchange volatility for customers paying in naira. As global data flows and artificial intelligence workloads rise, latency optimisation and localised cloud access become vital. Rack Centre's LGS2 architecture aligns with this demand, having been certified as the first EDGE‑certified data centre in EMEA by the International Finance Corporation in 2022. With this enhanced infrastructure, Lagos solidifies its role as a key digital hub—offering enterprises, governments and cloud service providers a robust foundation for secure, resilient, sovereign operations.
Zawya
24-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Rack Centre welcomes TelCables Nigeria, integrates its international subsea-cable network at the Lagos campus
Rack Centre, West Africa's leading Tier III carrier - and cloud -neutral data centre, has signed a strategic collocation agreement with TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of Angola Cables ( and one of Africa's most connected network operators. Through the partnership, TelCables Nigeria is deploying its high capacity network and cloud infrastructure together with four international subsea cable systems (SACS, MONET, SEBRAS and EllaLink) directly into Rack Centre's carrier ecosystem in the region. The move delivers the most resilient, low-latency south-bound routes to Europe, the Americas and Latin America, mitigating the risk of future cable-cut outages along West Africa's coast and powering next-generation cloud services across the continent. 'Our unique Africa – to - Latin America route via SACS, combined with MONET, SEBRAS and EllaLink, gives customers the lowest - latency paths to the Americas and Europe,' said Fernando Fernandes, CEO of TelCables Nigeria. 'Businesses in latency sensitive sectors: financial services, content delivery and real-time communications will experience faster transactions, reduced lag and an enhanced user experience. By hosting at Rack Centre we also localise Clouds2Africa resources, price them in naira, and remove expensive ingress/egress charges or FX exposure.' Partnership highlights Robust dark-fibre integration: TelCables Nigeria is lighting diverse, redundant dark-fibre rings into Rack Centre, ensuring always-on performance. Clouds2Africa platform on-net: Customers can consume scalable IaaS, PaaS and CDN services from within the data sovereign walls of Rack Centre, paying in NGN. Direct on-ramps to AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud strategies alongside Dedicated Internet Access, IP Transit and remote Internet Exchange (IX) peering. Low-latency routes to three continents, including the only direct Africa to Latin America path, plus shortest-hop connections to Europe and the USA. Supporting Rack Centre's expansion strategy Rack Centre's 13.5MW data centre campus designed with its recently launched LGS2 facility that delivers a design PUE of 1.35 and powered from sustainable energy sources, already hosts 70+ carriers, ISPs and network operators. Lars Johannisson, CEO of Rack Centre, said: 'Adding a global operator of Angola Cables' calibre through TelCables Nigeria dramatically deepens our connectivity fabric. We can now offer 99.95 % SLA routes to more destinations, enabling enterprises, governments and cloud providers to meet performance and data-residency requirements while keeping traffic local.' With features such as N+2 high-efficiency cooling, an integrated Building Management System and AI-ready high-density racks, LGS2 combines capacity, sustainability and innovation reinforcing Rack Centre's position as a critical digital hub for Nigeria and West Africa. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Angola Cables. For Media Enquiries: Ada Ibelegbu Senior Marketing Associate Rack Centre Email: M: +234 80 904 03 473 T: +234 1 700 5515 About Angola Cables: Angola Cables is an international ICT solutions provider operating a 33,000 km subsea-cable network (WACS, SACS, MONET) and 50,000 km of partner routes, linking the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia. The company runs Tier III data centres in Fortaleza (Brazil) and Luanda (Angola), manages the Angonix IXP, and maintains 30+ PoPs worldwide. CAIDA ranks Angola Cables among the top-25 global ISPs (2023). About Rack Centre: Rack Centre is West Africa's leading Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data-centre operator. Since 2012 it has specialised in colocation and interconnection, offering customers a technically superior, physically secure and cost-efficient environment. The campus hosts 70+ carriers, ISPs and global Tier 1 networks, with direct links to every subsea cable landing on Africa's Atlantic coast including Equiano and, soon, 2Africa.
Associated Press
02-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Rack Centre's LGS2 12MW Data Centre, Gamechanger to Revolutionise Nigeria's Digital Landscape
LAGOS, NIGERIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 2, 2025 / The newly commissioned LGS2 12MW IT Load Data Centre built by Rack Centre-West Africa's leading Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data centre ( ), has been described as the best-in-class and a game changer that would revolutionise Nigeria's digital landscape. The Chairman, Rack Centre, Maher Jarmakani, disclosed this during the official commissioning of the data centre held at the company's head office in Lagos on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Jarmakani noted that the commissioning of the new facility reinforces the company's commitment to innovation, reliability and security, stating that its goal of providing premium data infrastructure such as the 12MW IT load LGS2 was geared towards ensuring uninterrupted, energy-efficient, world-class services and providing scalable solutions for enterprises, cloud providers, and financial institutions. He disclosed that the company would continue to lead and play a critical role in powering Nigeria's digital future. 'It is important to note that Rack Centre is the only data center located on Lagos Mainland, and with its proximity to critical government apparatus, this facility provides the required connectivity that makes Alausa's day-to-day communication and cloud services efficient and reliable. Rack Centre's infrastructure ensures that every byte of data moves swiftly and securely, and our role as a digital switch platform will only grow-connecting people, businesses and ideas to build a truly advanced society,' he said. In his keynote address, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Sam Egube stated that the unveiling of the new 12MW LGS2 IT Load data centre, marks a pivotal moment in the journey towards a truly digital economy. While commending the management of Rack Centre for constructing a data centre infrastructure with sustainability and energy efficiency in mind, he noted that investment in such advanced technology would certainly attract investors from across the globe particularly those who see Lagos as a hub of innovation and digital transformation. He further described the company as a trailblazer in the tech and data infrastructure space adding that this new facility represents a leap in the shared ambition to make Lagos a smart, globally competitive digital hub. Delivering the vote of thanks, the Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson expressed profound appreciation to the Lagos State Government for creating an enabling environment and providing the necessary support to deliver this landmark project. Johannisson explained that the facility offers best-in-class services that meet the highest international standards, offering scalable solutions to hyperscalers, enterprises, and cloud service providers. He described the newly commissioned facility as a significant milestone that symbolises a new chapter in Nigeria's digital transformation, shaped by technological advancement, sustainable digitisation and AI. While acknowledging the company's transformative journey over the last 12 years, he disclosed that the company had risen from a pioneering entrepreneurial venture into a cornerstone of West Africa's digital ecosystem, thereby underlining its role in securing and enabling Nigeria's digital economy. He further noted that with the facility now being utilised, the data centre capacity of the company would increase by eight-fold as this would consolidate its leadership as the digital infrastructure hub in sub-Saharan Africa. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Rack Centre. Download Image 1 - (L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson; Chief Operating Officer, Rack Centre, Ezekiel Egboye; Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor, Sam Egube; Chairman, Jagal Group, Maher Jarmakani and Sales Director, Rack Centre, Folu Aderibigbe during the official commissioning of 12MW LGS2 IT Load Data centre facility in Lagos) Download Image 2 - (L-R: Group Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Jasper Lankhorst; Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor, Egube; Head, Innovation and Digital Inclusion, National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA),South West Zone, Jimoh; Chairman, Jagal Group, Mr. Maher Jarmakani and Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson during the official commissioning of the 12MW LGS2 IT Load Data Centre facility in Lagos) Download Image 3 - (12MW LGS2 IT Load Data Centre facility) Download Image 4 - (12MW LGS2 IT Load Data Centre facility) For Media Enquiries: Frances Eza Head, Marketing and Communications Rack Centre [email protected] M: +234 913 931 7946 T: 021 700 5515 About Rack Centre: Rack Centre is the leading Tier III Carrier and cloud-neutral data centre in the West African region. Established in 2012, the company focuses solely on providing best-in-class data centre colocation services and interconnection between carriers and customers. Knowing this gives customers a technically superior, physically more secure, and lower-cost environment for their information systems. The Carrier and Cloud neutrality advantage allows customers to manage traffic to get better value, lower latency, and higher resilience. It also creates an open market for partnerships between customers, networks, cloud and content providers, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, AF-CIX, a fast-growing IXP and managed service providers. Rack Centre's clientele includes 70+ telecommunication carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), global Tier 1 networks, and pan Africa international carriers, including direct interconnections to all undersea cables serving the South Atlantic Coast of Africa, including Equiano and in the foreseeable future 2Africa and every country on the Atlantic coast of Africa. For more information, visit SOURCE: Rack Centre press release
