MainOne data centre opens

MainOne has moved into its new data centre in Appolonia City, inaugurating the state-of-the-art 100-rack facility. Managed by MDXi, MainOne’s subsidiary, the data centre delivers the best-in-class facility uptime and operational performance at efficient shared services cost for hosting and operating core IT infrastructure and services.

MDXi’s world-class infrastructure features private data centre suites, enterprise-grade 24×7 multi-level security and video surveillance, precision cooling, safety and fire suppression systems with multiple redundancies built into the power, cooling and security infrastructure. In line with its parent company’s leadership in the telecoms sector, the new facility offers open access connectivity options to all the leading telecom networks in Ghana and direct access to MainOne and other submarine cable systems. The facility provides access to various Internet Exchanges including the GIX (Ghana), IXPN (Nigeria), LINX (London), DECIX (Frankfurt/Lisbon), and Cote d’Ivoire Internet Exchange (CIVIX), as well as the West Africa Internet Exchange (WAF-IX).