Africa-Press – Angola. The Raxio Group, a carrier-neutral data operator in Africa, plans to invest around 20 million US dollars in the construction of Angola’s first Tier III Certified Data Technology Center, operating in 2024.
The information was provided this Tuesday, in Luanda, by the director of the Group’s Executive Committee, Robert Mullins, who was received in audience by the president of the Board of Directors of the Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency of Angola – AIPEX, Lello Francisco.
Leaving the meeting, Robert Mullins highlighted that the investment will be made with its own resources to help materialize the ambition of effective digital transformation in Angola.
The project will be built in the Angolan capital, Luanda, specifically in the municipality of Cacuaco, with the laying of the first stone scheduled for this Wednesday, September 20th.
“We intend to create a network of these data centers across the African continent. Angola is a country that is developing and has a great need for digital services. We think that digital infrastructure is fundamental to continue the good development of the country,” she said.
In turn, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency of Angola – AIPEX, Lello Francisco, explained that the Raxio Group intends to build, in the coming months, an important state-of-the-art data processing center, which will be important for the process of digitalizing the economy.
“It will contribute to improving the services of companies that today still need to have their data stored abroad”, he said, maintaining that with these services available, companies will have the aforementioned data processing center in the country, within the next 13 months.
With the project coming into operation, it is expected that 50 direct and indirect jobs will be created.
The Certified Data Center – Tier III Angola will provide terrestrial and submarine connectivity, serving both local and international customers.
Raxio Angola, a subsidiary of the Raxio Group and manager of the future center in the country, is committed based on international sustainability standards (ESG), as well as the direct and indirect creation of jobs with qualified staff.
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