Angola Cables penetrates Brazil with its new data centre

The multinational telecommunication firm, Angola Cables has declared the launching of its neutral data centre dubbed “Angonap Fortaleza Tier III” in Brazil. The completed facility is now open for business and offers scalability, continuous connectivity, host and cloud services for local and external entities.

Designed for level three, the Data Center is expected to meet the increasing demand for data transmission in the south hemisphere, according to a press release delivered to Angop.

Angonap Fortaleza Tier III is now the main interconnection point of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), directly connected to two new international submarine cables:  South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) and Monet.

The interconnection point will also enable African entities to conduct business in different regions of Brazil, Latin America and the US. The launching ceremony was attended by the governor of the Brazilian State of Ceará, Camilo Santana, the Angolan Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology, José Carvalho da Rocha and staff of the Angola Cables company.

“The Angonap Fortaleza facility has far-reaching advantages and benefits for CDN’s, IXP’s, OTT’s as well as national and international telecom operators, and content providers seeking to extend and expand their global reach and product offerings from Brazil to the world, António Nunes, Chief Executive Officer of Angola Cables said.

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