East African carrier-neutral data centre operator Wingu Group says that it has kicked off the second phase of its data centre expansion in Tanzania.
Following the completion of Phase 1 of the expansion plan that started in 2022, Wingu said the next phase – which was announced on Tuesday – will include doubling the data centre’s rack power to support energy-intensive applications with better efficiency.
Wingu said the facility in Dar es Salaam now offers considerably more white space to accommodate additional racks, pods, and cages, ensuring that it’s ready to grow to meet the increasing demands of digital operations.
The data centre – which offers customers access to a broad range of connectivity options – will also integrate two “Meet-Me-Rooms” to better enable multiple operators to interconnect seamlessly, which Wingu said offers better connection flexibility and network redundancy.
The second phase also includes security and operational continuity upgrades, such as advanced biometric security systems to protect physical assets and sensitive digital data, and a new fully redundant uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system backed with a service level agreement.
Wingu Group co-founder and CEO Anthony Voscarides said in a statement the expansion marks a new era for the company, “reinforcing our position as a trailblazer in digital infrastructure and as a key driver of technological advancement in the region.”
Apart from the Tanzanian facility in Dar es Salaam, Wingu Group currently operates two data centres in Djibouti and one each in Ethipia and Somalia.
The expansion announcement in Tanzania comes four months after Wingu launched its TO7 Technology Park in Djibouti, which includes a data centre, a cable landing station and an innovation centre to nurture local tech talent and entrepreneurship.
