MainOne, an Equinix Company, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data
center solutions provider announces the launch of their expanded open access,
carrier-neutral, Uptime Tier III standards Data Center, AB1.2, in VITIB, Grand
Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire, in November 2023.
From the landing of its submarine cable to the launch of the initial
data center in 2019, MainOne, an Equinix Company, has consistently delivered
world-class connectivity, colocation, and interconnection services to support
the technological requirements of customers in Cote D'Ivoire. This expansion
aims to further empower digital transformation, foster innovation, and support
the ever-increasing demand for data processing, storage, and connectivity in Cote
D'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa.
Etienne Kouadio Doh, MainOne's
Country Manager in Cote D'Ivoire, proffers his view on the anticipated launch
of the new data center by explaining that, "With this launch of our new
data center in Cote d'Ivoire, we are entering an exciting phase of transformation
for businesses as it delivers a great opportunity to welcome more customers
into our rich digital ecosystem, interconnected to the major digital players in
the region and delivering 100% uptime connectivity to internet. We expect this
state-of-the-art facility to become a catalyst for digital innovation,
providing a robust infrastructure for enterprises to thrive, and further
reinforcing Cote d'Ivoire as the digital hub for the Francophone West African
region."
This expansion
serves as an opportunity to accommodate more customers in Cote d’Ivoire,
providing them with a bouquet of enterprise-grade digital solutions with access
to global services and internet exchanges, including the Amsterdam Internet
Exchange (AMS-IX) hosted at the data center. This state-of-the-art
infrastructure will deliver advanced security systems, cutting-edge
technologies, global certifications, in-country expert support and the region’s
largest interconnected ecosystem to guarantee peak performance. Following the
company’s acquisition by Equinix, customers will also gain access to over 240
data centers in 32 countries across the world through secure and dedicated
interconnection services at our data center via the Equinix platform