Equinix-owned MainOne launches new data center in Ivory Coast

Equinix-owned MainOne this week announced the launch of its new Tier III-quality data center in the Village of ICT & Biotechnology of Côte d'Ivoire in Grand Bassam, on the outskirts of Abidjan.

Abayomi Adebanjo, regional business head at MainOne, said, “As we round up the year, [we are] excited about the limitless possibilities the infrastructure projects MainOne, an Equinix company, is building across the West African markets, and how they will shape the digital landscape. We start with Cote d’Ivoire, where this week we are launching our new data center to complement and provide additionality to our existing facility and reinforce the hub status of Cote d'Ivoire in francophone West Africa.”

Etienne Kouadio Doh, MainOne's Country Manager in Cote D'Ivoire, added, "With this launch of our new data center in Cote d'Ivoire, we are entering an exciting phase of transformation for businesses as it delivers a great opportunity to welcome more customers into our rich digital ecosystem, interconnected to the major digital players in the region and delivering 100 uptime connectivity to the Internet."