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Accra, Ghana, 24 November 2022 – AFR-IX telecom – infrastructure and telecom operator – establishes POP at ONIX Data Centre. The global Internet Service Provider with service coverage in over 50 countries in Africa, delivering Internet and data services to Enterprises, International Carriers, Telecommunication Operators and the largest Pan Africa Network with more than 60 POPs, has established its major Point of Presence (POP) in ONIX Data Centre, the flagship data center Tier IV facility in Accra. This new POP at ONIX is AFR-IX telecom’s 2nd POP in Ghana. AFR-IX telecom establishes POP at ONIX Data Center. Eduardo Puigcarbó, Global Account Manager and Head of Ghana Operations commented on Ghana as a strategic location for AFR-IX telecom; “We needed a world class carrier neutral colocation data centre facility for our services and connectivity solutions. This partnership with ONIX satisfies our requirements for providing world-class Tier IV certified data centre and data centre interconnection to our clients, especially in the West Africa subregion.” “We offer internationally high quality and personalised Internet and data services to corporates and telecommunications in the African continent and our extensive Pan African Network covered with terrestrial and submarine cables makes AFR-IX telecom one of the leading Telecom operating service providers in Africa, and the most reliable and largest metro-Ethernet network with Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).” Michael Nahon, CEO of ONIX Data Centre, commented “we are extremely excited about our partnership with AFR-IX telecom. The entrance of AFR-IX telecom into Onix provides a major boost to Enterprises, International Carriers and Telecommunication Operators seeking Internet and data service coverage in the more than 50 countries AFR-IX telecom are operating in.   The ability for tenants to interconnect through the IXP is of major benefit and greatly enhances the eco system within the facility With extensive reach in Europe and Africa, our existing and future clients will be able to utilise all of AFR-IX’ extensive Network and Cloud services including their Layer 2 and 3 services, SD-WAN, Managed service, IPLC, and cloud platform service. ISPs will connect “peer” via the IXP in the facility to the AFR-IX network. This is an important day for us.” About AFR-IX telecom AFR-IX telecom is an infrastructure and licensed telecommunication operator that delivers Data, MPLS, SDN and advanced Managed solutions in Africa to Corporates, International Carriers and Telecommunication Operators in Africa. AFR-IX Telecom is already a Holder of licenses in Spain (CNMC electronic and submarine), Portugal (Anacom), USA (FCC), South Africa (ICASA), Nigeria (NCC), Ghana (NCC), DRC (ART), Mali (ARCEP), Burkina Faso (ARCEP), Sierra Leone (NATCOM), Cameroon (ART), South Africa AFR-IX is also in the process of getting more licenses in the near future. By integrating operations, managed services and strategy, AFR-IX telecom’s pioneering methodology allows the set-up of a complete IT infrastructure to all entities based on the continent. AFR-IX telecom has the largest, most reliable Metro Ethernet Pan African Network and offers global coverage services in Africa. Thanks to more than 50 POPs in Africa, Europe and America, AFR-IX provides reliable and resilient connectivity with countries connected by subsea and terrestrial cables. AFR-IX telecom group is recognized as one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies: positions 8 (2020), 16 (2021) and 11 (2022) according to the FT 1000 in the Financial Times 1000.  AFR-IX telecom’s infrastructure investments include the Barcelona Cable Landing Station, an open digital port which started operations in October 2022 and aims at providing open access cable landing service to subsea cable operators for a neutral, safe and secure landing in Barcelona, and Medusa Submarine Cable System, the largest subsea system in the Mediterranean. AFR-IX telecom Press Enquiries: Andrea Guinóaguino@afr-ix.com  http://www.afr-ix.com   About ONIX Data Center Onix Data Centre Ltd owns and operates data centres in the Africa region. Its flagship facility is the top-rated Tier IV certified, co-location, carrier neutral Data Centre based in Accra, Ghana, the only one of its kind in the region. As a Tier IV, enterprise class facility, Onix Data Centre offers stable, reliable, and uninterrupted service with an annual expected uptime of 99.995%. As a colocation facility, clients benefit from world class cooling systems, fire suppression systems and back up energy redundancy with minimal costs compared to building and maintaining an in-house data facility. Additionally, the data centre in Accra has an onsite solar farm of 726kWp, providing enough daytime energy to run the entire facility, ensuring that Onix maintains their responsible sustainability policy and mitigate against their impact on the climate. The official accreditation (Uptime tier IV rated, PCI-DSS) satisfies the increasingly stringent requirements laid down by regulated entities such as telecommunications companies, banks, social media companies, health care facilities, the education sector and various arms of the government which house sensitive information, all of which collocate their servers at the facilities. Onix Data Centre Press Enquiries Samuel Polley Samuel@onixdc.wpcomstaging.com http://www.onixdc.com

Last week the Onix Data Centre team, led by Onix CEO Michael Nahon, attended the 25th edition of the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. The festival represents the intersection of technology innovation and enterprise digital transformation, and this year’s theme was Connectivity Infrastructure and Digital Inclusion, emphasising on topics such as Service Provider Technology, Mission Critical Technologies and 5G for Africa. The Africa Tech Festival is a vital inclusion into our annual calendar, and after a two-year hiatus because of global lockdowns, we were excited to be back there to meet and build relationships with some of the biggest players in the African tech infrastructure scene. The Onix team focused on Cloud service offerings as well as IP Transit and IXP services to the Ghana market. After fruitful discussions with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Onix will offer cloud services in Ghana from Q1 2023, through Microsoft Azure Stack. Having Azure cloud services in Data Center is an important part of the DC eco system. “The Azure platform can offer IaaS and PaaS giving enterprise organisations the ability to the following benefits: – Cost, Scalability & Flexibility, Security, Governance & Compliance, Data Sovereignty, back up & DR. Azure will attract the large enterprises into the Onix facility”, explained Michael Nahon, Onix CEO. Additionally, several major IP Transit and IXP service providers, securing enhanced competitive access to world markets, will take up residence in the Onix facility in Accra, allowing parties to connect via Onix’ already installed IXP. More details regarding the IP Transit and IXP service provider offerings will be released imminently. The festival was an overwhelming success ensuring growth in the value eco system. Onix hopes to also release exciting news regarding SD WAN, which monitors the performance of WAN connections and manages traffic to maintain high speeds and optimize connectivity to connect global sites and partners, very soon. With its world class colocation data centres, Onix is swiftly becoming an integral solution to Africa’s need be better connected to the globe. Their first data centre, in Accra, is a Tier IV facility, the first of its kind in the region. With a second facility coming online in 2023 in Senegal, as well as plans to open many more, Onix will assist the region in taking a huge leap forward with local data management and storage solutions at unbeatable quality. Events, such as the African Tech Festival, enable Onix to keep abreast of the dynamic, ever changing data sector services, building relationships that allow Onix to offer clients elite services at competitive prices (neutral), in line with worldwide offerings in more mature locations. If you are interested in learning more about Onix go to http://www.onixdc.com or send an email on info@onixdc.wpcomstaging.com or address a mail to the CEO on michael@onixdc.wpcomstaging.com Previous Next