Digital Realty has launched ACR2, its first data centre in Ghana, that it says will serve as a critical hub in Ghana’s digital ecosystem by connecting it to global markets and empowering businesses with highly connected infrastructure.
Located in Accra amid a dense network of fibre routes and subsea cables, including direct access to the 2Africa cable system, ACR2 – which was launched on Friday – will deliver carrier-neutral colocation services with an expected 1.7MW of installed IT capacity.
Digital Realty said that combination of location and connectivity enables ACR2 to provide a strong foundation for enhanced connectivity and interconnection that can support the evolving needs of enterprises, financial institutions, telcos and public sector organizations.
ACR2 is also designed to support data sovereignty requirements, offering trusted and compliant hosting for critical financial and digital services, said Joseph Koranteng, MD for Digital Realty in Ghana.
“From banking to fintech to telcos, our goal is simple: keep data secure locally, while keeping businesses globally connected,” Koranteng said in a statement. “ACR2 provides the reliability, compliance, and connectivity that banks, fintechs, telcos, and cloud providers need.”
Koranteng added that ACR2 will also give enterprises in Ghana “the same infrastructure quality they’d find in London, Amsterdam, or Johannesburg, without leaving Accra.”
Earlier this year, the London Internet Exchange (LINX) announced it would establish its planned internet exchange point (IXP) for Ghana in ACR2 once the facility was completed.