The Connectivity Podcast

EP24: Connectivity in Africa: the entrance of hyperscalers, sustainability, telecom development

June 21, 2022 MATTIAS FRIDSTRÖM Season 3 Episode 24
The Connectivity Podcast
EP24: Connectivity in Africa: the entrance of hyperscalers, sustainability, telecom development
Show Notes

In this episode, Mattias Fridström is meeting with Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, the leading provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa. With its 7,000km subsea cable system, including landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal, and its growing metropolitan infrastructure and data center ecosystem, MainOne is uniquely positioned to accelerate the development of digital infrastructure in the region. In April 2022, Equinix announced that it’s entering Africa by closing the acquisition of MainOne.

Learn about: 

  • The recent entrance of hyperscalers to Africa
  • Sustainability within the data center market in Africa
  • The regional impact of COVID-19 in the industry
  • If people really realize how important connectivity is
  • The future of the data center market and telecom development in Africa