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Raxio’s Mozambique and Ethiopia data centres achieve Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification, ensuring top reliability and performance for African businesses. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Raxio Group, a leading provider of Tier III certified and carrier-neutral data centres in Africa, has announced that its facilities in Mozambique and Ethiopia have attained the esteemed Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility (TCCF)

This achievement underscores Raxio’s dedication to delivering cutting-edge, dependable, and efficient data centre infrastructure across the continent.

The Tier III Facility Certification confirms that the construction of these data centres adheres to the rigorous standards set by the original Tier III Design Certification. Each facility has undergone extensive testing to ensure compliance with Uptime Institute’s stringent performance requirements, guaranteeing reliability and performance under various operational conditions.

Robert Saunders, Raxio Group’s chief technology officer, stated, “Achieving the Uptime Institute Tier III Facility Certification for our Mozambique and Ethiopia facilities is a significant milestone. It reassures our customers that these data centres are designed and constructed to meet the highest international standards. This guarantees operational resilience, reliability, and a robust environment to support their critical business operations. Our customers can confidently scale and innovate, knowing that their data is hosted in facilities that are built for peak performance and future growth.”

These certifications reflect Raxio Group’s commitment to addressing the rising demand for premium data centre infrastructure across Africa. By providing robust facilities, Raxio enables digital transformation, fosters economic progress, and offers sustainable solutions to businesses throughout the continent.

With Mozambique and Ethiopia now part of its growing network of Tier III-certified data centres, Raxio Group continues to reinforce its reputation for excellence, innovation, and a customer-focused approach in Africa’s evolving digital ecosystem.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies strengthens Botswana’s digital infrastructure with a 730km fibre extension, connecting key towns and boosting regional connectivity. (Image source: Liquid Intelligent Technologies)

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, part of the pan-African technology leader Cassava Technologies, has completed a fibre network extension from Ramatlabama to Ramokgwebana

This new independent network, spanning over 730 km, establishes the first direct connection along Botswana’s A1 road, linking key towns such as Francistown, Mahalapye, and Palapye.

“This fibre extension project is a milestone for Botswana, strengthening the country’s economic hubs and connecting major commercial centres. The high-speed connectivity access is set to benefit urban centres and rural communities along the route and further expand our presence in Botswana and the continent through the One Africa Digital Network. It will bring additional multi-terabit capacity and resilience to the region,” said Odirile Tamajobe, managing director of Liquid Botswana.

Beyond enhancing services within Botswana, the expanded fibre network links with infrastructure in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan, establishing a robust cross-border digital ecosystem. This development reflects Liquid’s commitment to Botswana’s digital infrastructure and underscores its role in advancing Africa’s digital transformation.

The improved connectivity reinforces Liquid’s leadership in driving regional digital transformation, ensuring inclusive benefits for all citizens. By empowering local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to reach more retail customers, the initiative indirectly supports households across the region while creating additional employment opportunities.

Implemented with the support of local contractors, this project is a vital step toward Botswana’s digital transformation strategy. It aligns with the nation’s vision of becoming a digitally connected and economically empowered society. The network also provides essential connectivity for enterprises and businesses across major towns, benefiting key sectors such as commerce, finance, education, and hospitality.

Paratus Botswana launches the transformative SADC Highway, boosting regional fiber capacity, lowering latency, and driving economic growth across Southern Africa

Paratus Botswana, a prominent provider of telecommunications and network services, has begun work on the SADC Highway, a new fiber route connecting Gaborone in Botswana to Livingstone in Zambia via Zimbabwe

The first phase, spanning approximately 500km from Gaborone to Plumtree, is set for completion in February 2025. This initiative aims to enhance rural network coverage by enabling smaller providers to benefit from lower costs per megabit.

The SADC Highway is a key component of the Paratus Group’s Southern Continental Agenda and integrates seamlessly with the Botswana Kalahari Fiber (BKF) route, launched earlier this year. With up to 11 terabits of potential new capacity for Zimbabwe and Zambia, the route also provides critical redundancy for existing networks passing through South Africa. It offers an alternative path connecting the East and West directly to the Equiano subsea cable in Swakopmund, Namibia, via TKF, while providing a direct link southward to the Teraco Data Center in Johannesburg. Bypassing traditional routes like Beitbridge, this new highway promises lower latencies and higher capacities.

As the country managing director of Paratus Botswana explained, “This is an attractive new route for Botswana as well as Southern Africa. It is eagerly awaited, as witnessed by several operators already purchasing capacity.”

“The SADC Highway also represents Paratus Botswana’s fourth fiber route: two into South Africa, one into Namibia, and very soon this new route into Zimbabwe and Zambia. This cements our position in Southern Africa and Botswana as a communications hub not only due to the geographic location but also to the foresight by Paratus in addressing regional needs. It demonstrates the Paratus Group’s commitment to investment in Botswana and contribution to economic diversification in the country. The various routes now provide unsurpassed redundancy and diversity for the country.”

The SADC Highway, once completed, will deliver low-latency, high-capacity connectivity. By linking to the Equiano subsea cable, it will boost capacity, reduce costs, and stimulate regional economic growth.

Bruwer emphasised, “This is another part of our ongoing investment in our network infrastructure to meet the growing demand for telecommunications services in the region. These investments align with our vision to connect more people across the continent with quality communications and network services.”