{"id":80360,"date":"2026-04-16T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=80360"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:54:22","slug":"africa-data-centres-partners-with-oni-tel-to-enhance-data-centre-connectivity-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2026\/04\/16\/africa-data-centres-partners-with-oni-tel-to-enhance-data-centre-connectivity-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Data Centres partners with Oni-Tel to enhance data centre connectivity in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Africa Data Centres has partnered with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks to strengthen connectivity across its Gauteng facilities. Under the agreement, Oni-Tel will deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity to Africa Data Centres\u2019 Midrand and Samrand campuses through its Infinity fibre interconnection platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purpose-built for data centre interconnectivity on a resilient network with direct access to Gauteng\u2019s key data centre hubs, this provides customers with fast, high-capacity bandwidth and secure, carrier-grade performance, supporting the levels of uptime required in today\u2019s data-driven environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adil El Youssefi, CEO of Africa Data Centres, said: \u201cAs enterprises accelerate cloud adoption, AI deployment and data-intensive workloads, they need dependable, scalable connectivity within trusted local data centres. By partnering with Oni-Tel, we\u2019re giving our customers access to enhanced fibre infrastructure that supports their growth and innovation, while maintaining secure, enterprise-grade environments for businesses navigating South Africa\u2019s digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Africa Data Centres, which operates the continent\u2019s largest interconnected, vendor- and cloud-neutral data centre platform, the collaboration strengthens its service portfolio by enhancing performance and expanding connectivity options within its facilities. Customers gain greater interconnection choice, high-availability architecture, seamless bandwidth and the ability to scale efficiently as their infrastructure requirements grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellisha Gobind, Chief Commercial Officer at Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, said: \u201cOur partnership with Africa Data Centres enables us to deliver our premium fibre interconnection solution into some of the most strategically important data centre hubs in Gauteng. Through Infinity, customers benefit from ultra-low latency connectivity, scalable capacity and secure, carrier-grade infrastructure designed to keep their businesses ahead in an extremely competitive digital landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africa Data Centres\u2019 facilities across the continent serve as key interconnection hubs, supporting enterprises, cloud service providers, financial institutions, mobile network operators, fixed network operators and other users. Oni-Tel\u2019s dark fibre solution further expands the range of carrier-neutral options available to Gauteng customers, enabling improved network speed and performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Data Centres has partnered with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks to strengthen connectivity across its Gauteng facilities. Under the agreement, Oni-Tel will deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity to Africa Data Centres\u2019 Midrand and Samrand campuses through its Infinity fibre interconnection platform. 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