Equinix doubles down on Joburg data centre expansion

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    "excerpt": "Equinix is scaling its Johannesburg 1 data centre to 24MW, to accommodate growing customer requirements, as demand for emerging technologies continues to escalate. The US-headquartered digital infrastructure company officially entered SA in 2024, making a $160 million investment in its first Johannesburg-based international business exchange data centre (JN1) in Johannesburg. The facility is located in Germiston, on the East Rand, close to the Oliver Tambo International airport. In an interview with ITWeb during a tour of the data centre, Sandile Dube, MD for South Africa at Equinix, said the first phase of the facility has been completed, providing 4MW of capacity, while two further phases of 10MW each are planned. “Since inception, we've received a great reception from the South African market, which I'm really grateful for,” noted Dube. “We have quite a number of customers that have come into this particular facility and are really enjoying the benefits of being part of the Equinix ecosystem. “What's quite important to note is we are not just a co-location provider. We’re really here to ensure all of our clients and partners form part of our global ecosystem that comprises over 10 500 customers, that comprises all of the cloud providers, that comprises systems integrators, connectivity providers and the like.” The expansion will allow Equinix to respond to continued demand...",
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