Raxio data centre: MZ1

The future of digital transformation is here. Start yours at Raxio MZ1.

Raxio Mozambique is the country’s first carrier-neutral Tier III data centre facility and will be a critical feature of the country’s evolving digital infrastructure, helping accelerate the country’s demand for digital tools and services across industries.

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    Introduction

    Infrastructure for Transformation, Innovation, and Growth

    Combined with the new upcoming subsea cable landings and investments in terrestrial infrastructure, Raxio Mozambique will facilitate internet traffic amongst content providers locally and internationally and make the internet experience faster, more resilient, and more affordable for all digital users.

     

    Raxio’s Mozambique facility is ideally located along key fibre routes, delivering best-in-class colocation, cross-connect, fibre and IT infrastructure services. Raxio Mozambique can house up to 400 racks and deliver 3MW of IT power. The site offers full redundancy with concurrent maintainability and seven layers of physical security.

    Technical Specifications

    Raxio MZ1 Data Centre

    Location
    • The data centre is located in Matola, inside Beluluane Industrial Park (BIP)
    • 20 KM from downtown Maputo
    • Along major fibre routes and rings
    Main Structural Overview
    • Administration block and ancillary building are traditional construction
    • Data hall and MEP rooms is steel frame with concrete floors with vertical steel plate wall
    • 5.6M slab to slab height
    • Floor loading 15 kN/m2
    Building Overview
    • Purpose build facility from the ground up
    • 54U 600x1200mm racks
    • Scalable to Double Floor
    • 2,000 sqm of white space
    • Flexible IT space with ability to create bespoke environments as required

    Power Supply
    • 15kV utility supply directly fed from the nearest substation with N+N redundancy
    Fuel Backup Storage
    • On-site fuel storage to support 48 hours at full capacity with 24x7x365 fuel delivery
    • 7 min UPS autonomy
    Redundancy
    • 2N power redundancy from MV Transformer, Generator, UPS, Busbar to Rack PDU
    • Fully diverse power distribution to technical areas

    Cooling System
    • 3 MW of installed cooling provision initially
    • Minimum N+1 resilience on all systems
    Energy Efficiency
    • Energy efficient indirect adiabatic cooling
    • Environmental Sustainable with PuE of 1.3
    Humidity Control
    • Humidity in technical space is controlled within the recommended range of ASHRAE TC9.9

    Carrier Neutral
    • Carrier neutral with 8 connectivity providers terminating fibre to the facility
    Cloud Services
    • Access to multiple cloud services through leading public, private and hybrid cloud solution providers
    Network Dense
    • With access to multiple global and regional carriers and Internet service providers offering
    • Dark Fibre, IP Transit, Peering, CDN, Storage, Virtualised Services (SDN), Voice and Mobile Services
    Diversity
    • 2 dedicated Meet Me Rooms
    • 2 diverse fibre intake points
    • Diverse cable routes and pathways

    24x7x365 Manned Guards
    • Security Operations Centre manned 24x7x365
    • Security guard patrols 24x7x365
    • Secure managed delivery and loading area available 24x7x365
    Fire Detection and Suppression
    • Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas
    • Aspirated early warning smoke detection system VESDA (monitored 24x7x365)
    • Fire suppression system protects data hall and all technical areas
    Intruder Detection Systems
    • Continuous CCTV surveillance of external and internal areas
    • Comprehensive intruder detection and alarms in all areas
    • 3m boundary wall with razor wire
    • Vehicle crash protection road blocker at the site entrance
    • Access control using proximity card readers and biometric readers
    MZ1 Key Facts
    • Tier III Certified
    • 400 Racks
    • 2,000m2
    • 3 MW IT Power
    • 7 Security Layers
    • Colocation
    • Cross Connect
    • 24/7 Support
    • Fibre

    Solutions

    Why Raxio Mozambique?

    Colocation

    Cut IT expenses with cost-efficient colocation services.

    Carrier neutral

    Enable customers to interconnect and choose from a diverse range of carriers.

     Security

    Enjoy 24/7 monitoring and industry-standard compliance.

    Tier III certified

    Uptime Institute Tier III certified, ensuring 99.98% uptime with fully redundant systems.

    Scalable

    Easily expand or adjust your IT resources as needed.

    Connectivity

    Providing a plug-and-play digital ecosystem of cloud, carrier, and IXP providers.

    Sustainability

    Reduce your carbon footprint with energy-efficient practices.

    Expert Support

    Rely on 24/7, 365 technical support

    Ideal location

    Beluluane Industrial Park in Matola, outskirts of Maputo, strategically along main fibre route

    Partner Network

    Connectivity Providers

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    Raxio MZ1 is proud to host an ecosystem of local and international connectivity providers within our data centre. We have a number of Carriers, Cloud Service Providers and Internet Exchange Points that are present within our facility. Our carrier and connectivity neutral environment ensures customers have direct access to a wide range of trusted partners enabling flexible, low-cost, and high-performance interconnections.

    Raxio Mozambique

    MZ1 Management Team

    Mozambique is finally set to benefit from having its own world-class data centre facility and Raxio’s dedicated operational experience to support the country’s continued development in this digital age.

    Emidio Amadebai
    General Manager, Mozambique & Angola
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    Emidio Amadebai
    General Manager, Mozambique & Angola
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    Artur Vilanculo
    VP Technology & Operations
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    Julio Guivala
    VP Sales & Marketing
    Tanzania