Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications services on the African continent, has made an announcement on the launch of Nxtra by Airtel, a revolutionary data center business that is designed to meet the growing demand for dependable and sustainable data center capacity in Africa.
Within Airtel Africa’s coverage, Nxtra is moving on with plans to establish one of the largest networks of data centers, which will be spread out across critical locations in major cities.
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The major goal of Nxtra is to provide high-capacity data centers that are built to accommodate the next generation of computing in order to fulfil the ever-changing requirements of African businesses. To supplement Airtel Africa’s existing edge sites, these cutting-edge facilities will be installed in key cities and carefully placed to complement the company’s existing edge sites. The data center infrastructure of Nxtra will be compliant with worldwide security standards, which will guarantee the availability with a “five nines” rating. Additionally, Nxtra will provide secure and scalable integrated solutions to a wide range of entities, such as global hyper-scalers, large companies, startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and governments.
Nxtra’s goal is to improve the speed at which digital services may be accessed while simultaneously lowering the cost of managing data by utilizing the capacity of data centers that are located in the immediate vicinity. It is anticipated that this effort will contribute to an increase in innovation and will assist in the formation of a new generation of technologically skilled individuals across Africa.
Nxtra: Significance Of Data Sovereignty
In addition, Nxtra addresses the growing significance of data sovereignty by providing clients with the ability to fulfill legal requirements while simultaneously facilitating the provision of more local cloud services in the countries in which Airtel Africa operates.
It is planned that the first Nxtra facility will be constructed in Lagos, Nigeria, and it will have a total power capacity of 34 megawatts (MW). Designed to reach a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.3, this facility is expected to be operational by the middle of the year 2025. It will be equipped with racks that have a high density and will make use of the most recent building best practices.
Yashnath Issur, who was previously the head of Global Data Centre Portfolio Management at Amazon Web Services, has been recruited as the Chief Executive Officer of Nxtra by Airtel. This appointment was made by Airtel Africa in order to guide Nxtra towards its ambitious ambition. In order to put Nxtra’s strategic vision into action, Yashnath Issur, who has sixteen years of expertise in the industry, has put together a group of proficient individuals.
In his remarks regarding the launch, Segun Ogunsanya, the Group CEO of Airtel Africa, stressed the importance of a quick rise in the capacity of data centers in order to support the expansion of the digital economy in countries across Africa. Nxtra is positioned to become a significant role in Africa’s march toward digital transformation, and he voiced confidence in Airtel Africa’s ability to execute cutting-edge infrastructure projects across the continent.