African Interconnection Report

The report draws on insights from a broad cross-section of data centre operators, carriers and cloud service providers across the continent.

The report provides an update on:

• The number of carrier-neutral data centres and their geographic location

• An outline assessment of what Artificial Intelligence demand might look like and where it might come from

• A breakdown of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) by traffic size and the number of peering partners at different emerging regional hubs

• A look at how hyperscalers have been growing outside of South Africa and the steady expansion of regional neo-cloud providers

• A summary of connectivity growth, the impact of the Red Sea cable cuts and announced new international cable projects

The second part of the report is based on a survey of the finance sector (banks, insurance companies and fintechs) that examines how and why it is at the cutting edge of digital change. It remains a key customer segment for carrier-neutral data centres, and the section looks at the interplay between policy and regulation and the technology choices the sector is making.

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