MTN Nigeria on Saturday announced the construction of its West African largest data centre, a facility with a 1,500-rack and Tier 4 data centre within the country.
A Tier 4 data centre is built to be completely fault-tolerant, has redundancy for every component and an expected uptime of 99.995 per cent.
This means it can withstand a wide range of potential disruptions and offers the most reliable infrastructure.“Businesses that require data centre capacity can now forgo maintaining their server rooms.
‘’Our facility will provide the space and services needed, enabling companies to digitalise their operations and improve efficiency.“We see a high demand in the market, with data usage growing significantly.
“And in order to cater to demand and prepare for future growth, MTN is expanding and modernising its data centre capacity,” the MTN official said.He emphasised MTN’s readiness to partner with startups and MSMEs, offering numerous opportunities for collaboration, particularly in cloud services.
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According to him, aligned with MTN’s Ambition 2025 strategy, the data centre signals the company’s commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.According to him, up to 60 per cent of the power consumption of a typical data centre in our climate is for cooling, MTN’s highly efficient systems will ensure it meets the sustainability targets.
The MTN official added that as Nigeria’s digital landscape advanced, the new data centre marked a significant milestone.