Paratus Unveils New Data Centre in Namibia
Paratus, a telecommunications company, will open Armada, a new data center in Windhoek, Namibia come August 20222.
For the first time, colocation customers will have the option of using infrastructure hosting services. Any client hosting within the facility will be able to select which telecommunications provider they want to use.
Schalk Erasmus, COO of the Paratus Group and CEO Designate, believes Armada is unique and a one-stop shop for businesses of all sizes to compete at world-class levels.
“It provides unique assurances with 99.98 percent uptime and is backed by the most sophisticated technologies, including multiple solar banks.” “Armada’s resilience is unparalleled in Namibia,” Erasmus says.
“We have invested heavily and hired the best designers and engineers to make Armada the country’s most secure, environmentally friendly, and efficient facility.” Armada represents modern technology at work. “Armada will effectively give Namibian businesses the opportunity to participate in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR),” he adds.
Businesses will be able to host their ICT infrastructure in the new purpose-built facility, which will provide 24/7 access in a secure and world-class Tier III equivalent DC. Armada was built to exacting standards, utilizing cutting-edge physical and virtual security and the highest possible uptime.
The DC will also provide businesses with a colocation solution that includes a resilient infrastructure environment in which clients can host their equipment, reducing IT capital expenditure and operating costs associated with on-premises hosting and management.
Moving ICT equipment off-site to a fully secured facility provides resilience in connectivity, power, cooling, and fire suppression and security capabilities that traditional onsite setups may find difficult to achieve economically.
The carrier-neutral facility will provide a range of colocation services, including half-cabins, multi-tenant rows, and private cages.
The following are some of the facility’s key features:
- 2-Megawatt Power Capacity (Phase 2)
- Diverse A&B utility power supply (Phase 2)
- Dedicated generators – per A&B feed, for comprehensive resilience and 72-hr fuel autonomy
- Diverse Power Feed design throughout from utility to cabinet level
- Fully inter-resilient 500 kVA UPSs per feed (A&B) dedicated to the Data Center
- Separate utilities UPS to ensure electrical autonomy
- Dual UPS feeds per cabinet to deliver up to 3.3kVA
- Cold Aisle Containment and inter-resilient CRAC cooling units at N+1
- Multiple diverse carrier routes with separate Meet-Me-Rooms (A&B) as well as access to tower across diverse infrastructure from fibre to microwave
- Direct link to the new Equiano cable and CLS in Swakopmund
- Access to Paratus backbone network linking multinational customers to the Paratus Data Centers in Angola and Zambia
“We have two DCs in Angola and one in Zambia, and with Armada, we are raising the bar once more.” This is consistent with our overarching goal of transforming Africa through exceptional digital infrastructure. “We’re assisting in ‘unlimiting’ the future,” Erasmus says.
