Raxio Group has inaugurated a new data center in Kinshasa. This facility, built with an investment of $30 million, is reportedly one of the largest Tier III data centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The new facility known as Raxio DRC1 is located in Limete on the southeast of Kinshasa and spans 1,542 square metres. Designed to house up to 400 racks with 1.54MW of IT power, the new data centre aims to offer solutions to challenges pertaining to latency and connectivity. Radio DRC1 has been accorded Tier III accreditation by the Uptime Institute.
In a press release, Robert Mullins, CEO of Raxio Group, said, “The inauguration of our Kinshasa data centre marks a significant achievement for Raxio and a pivotal moment for the DRC’s digital landscape,” adding, “DRC is one of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing markets with an existing latent demand for digital products and services that is forecast to soar in the coming years.
Yannick Sukakumu, General Manager Raxio RDC said, “Closing sub-Saharan Africa’s connectivity gap is no longer a pipe dream – it is happening now and we are extremely proud to be among the key enablers that are driving digital inclusion.”
According to a report published by the International Finance Corporation, Africa’s internet economy is growing rapidly, with an estimated amount of $712 billion by 2050.
This investment by Raxio Group aims at aiding the DRC’s digital transformation plan (Plan National du Numerique). With the rising demand for digital services, strong and reliable digital infrastructures become more crucial. The plan intends to drive digital inclusion, foster private sector growth, and transform public services through digitalisation.
Since opening its first data centre in Uganda in 2021, Raxio has expanded this year into Ethiopia and Mozambique. The launch of the DRC marks the opening of Raxio’s fourth facility this year with 1.5MW being the group’s largest Day 1 capacity to date.
