Teraco - A Digital Realty Company

15/07/2026

Autonomous operations, predictive maintenance, and real-time analytics all depend on resilient digital infrastructure. Explore how hybrid architectures are enabling the next generation of intelligent mining operations.

Download the guide: https://www.teraco.co.za/resources/a-data-driven-mining-industry-in-africa/

23/06/2026

In critical environments, resilience is about more than infrastructure. It's about the people, processes, and standards that support it.

That's where ISO 45001:2018 certification matters.

It demonstrates a structured approach to occupational health and safety, helping to reduce operational risk, strengthen resilience, and support the consistent delivery of services our clients depend on.

For our clients, it means partnering with an organisation that is committed to maintaining safe, stable, and reliable operations, today and into the future.

Because when your business relies on always-on infrastructure, confidence in your partner isn't optional. It's essential.

18/06/2026

Africa’s digital infrastructure landscape is accelerating, driven by growing data centre capacity, hyperscaler investment, AI demand, and stronger connectivity.

The 2026 Africa Interconnection Report highlights that Africa’s international bandwidth grew by 38% between 2021 and 2025, the fastest growth rate globally. While challenges remain, continued investment in data centres, cloud platforms, subsea cables, and network resilience is helping power the continent’s digital transformation.

Read the full article to learn how data centres, cloud infrastructure, and connectivity investments are accelerating Africa’s digital transformation. 👇

Africa’s digital landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by rapid growth in data centre capacity, evolving cloud infrastructure, and expanding connectivity. This blog post summarises the 2026 Africa Interconnection Report by Balancing Act.

16/06/2026

This Youth Day, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising and honour the courage, resilience and determination of the young people who helped shape South Africa's future.

As we reflect on their sacrifice, we are reminded that investing in today's youth is investing in tomorrow's possibilities. At Teraco, we believe that access to technology, education and digital opportunities can empower the next generation of innovators, creators and leaders.

Today, we celebrate the energy, ambition and potential of South Africa's youth, while honouring those whose bravery 50 years ago paved the way for the opportunities of today.

09/06/2026

As mining operations become more connected, automated, and AI-driven, infrastructure decisions are becoming increasingly strategic.

The most effective mining architectures are not built around a single environment. They are designed around workload requirements, latency, resilience, scalability, and operational outcomes.

Our latest playbook explores how hybrid infrastructure strategies are enabling data-driven and AI-enabled mining operations across Africa.

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Explore how hybrid infrastructure, colocation, cloud, and AI are enabling resilient, real-time, and data-driven mining operations across Africa.

05/06/2026

Today, on World Environment Day, we reflect on the signals our planet is sending and the actions we choose to take in response.

At Teraco, sustainability is embedded in how we operate. Through ongoing investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, responsible water management, and waste reduction initiatives, we are working to minimise our environmental impact and support a more sustainable digital future.

Together, every action sends a signal. Let's ensure it's one of responsibility, resilience, and positive change.

04/06/2026

The digital economy runs on energy.

Behind every application, transaction, cloud workload, and connection is the power that makes it possible. As demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow, managing energy efficiently is no longer just an operational objective, it's a business imperative.

ISO 50001 certification demonstrates a structured approach to energy management, helping organisations optimise performance, improve efficiency, and drive continuous improvement.

For us, it means managing energy with greater insight and accountability.

For our customers, it means partnering with a provider committed to operational excellence, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

Because when the world depends on technology, technology depends on energy.

And energy efficiency isn't optional. It's everything.

02/06/2026

With an expanded presence at Teraco’s CT2 facility, NAPAfrica Internet Exchange Point and ZANOG are strengthening community-driven peering in Cape Town, creating a more interconnected and resilient environment that keeps traffic local and improves network performance.

By supporting local caching, distributed infrastructure and open community initiatives, this collaboration enhances resilience, reduces latency and helps advance Africa’s digital ecosystem.

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NAPAfrica and ZANOG are enhancing community-driven interconnection in Cape Town's growing digital ecosystem.

19/05/2026

Huge progress on Teraco’s first 120MW solar PV plant located in the Northern Free State in South Africa.

Spanning 270 hectares, roughly the size of 47 Cape Town Stadiums, 400 Soccer pitches, Central Park in New York or Monaco, the project represents a major investment in South Africa’s renewable energy and digital infrastructure future.

Once operational, the plant will generate more than 350,000MWh of renewable energy annually, wheeled through Eskom and municipal networks to power multiple Teraco data centres across South Africa.

But this project is about more than clean energy generation.

It is about building real infrastructure that contributes to the broader energy ecosystem, including new transmission connections, substation infrastructure, and upgrades to Eskom’s network capacity to support the successful integration of renewable energy into the grid.

This is what long-term investment in South Africa’s digital and energy future looks like.

We believe digital transformation and energy responsibility must evolve together, creating infrastructure that supports economic growth, technological advancement and a more sustainable future for the country.