Raxio data centre: UG1

Uganda’s future of digital transformation is here. Start yours today at Raxio UG1.

Strategically located in Namanve Industrial Park, our state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the growing needs of businesses and organisations across East Africa.

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    Introduction

    Infrastructure for Transformation, Innovation, and Growth

    We work to support industries that are facing increasingly complex and unique IT and regulatory challenges. By providing these industries with the technological infrastructure they need to transform their businesses, our data centres will help drive economic growth, social development, and digital transformation throughout Africa.

    With the growth in data usage and storage and the broader digital transformation of businesses and the public sector in Uganda, Raxio Data Centre will be a centre-piece of infrastructure supporting the growth and digitalisation of the Ugandan economy and the goals set in the MoICT Data Strategy.

    Technical Specifications

    Raxio UG1 Data Centre

    Location
    • The data centre is located 15km from Kampala CBD within the Namanve Industrial Park along the Kampala-Jinja Highway
    • Situated in Namanve Industrial Park which is purpose-built for industry
    • Along major fibre routes
    • Approximately 1hr away from Entebbe International Airport
    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 15kN/m2
    Building Overview
    • Purpose build facility from ground up
    • 54U 600x1200mm racks
    • Single floor
    • 1,000 m2 of white space
    • Flexible IT space with ability to create bespoke environments as required

    Power Supply
    • 33kV utility supply directly fed from the nearest Substation
    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
    • 2 MW of  cooling provision
    • Minimum N+1 resilience on all systems
    Energy Efficiency
    • Energy efficient indirect adiabatic cooling
    Humidity Control
    • Humidity in technical space is controlled within the recommended range of ASHRAE TC9.9

    Carrier Neutral
    • Carrier neutral with 15 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)
    • Gas 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
    • 2.4m boundary wall with razor wire
    • Road blocker at the site entrance
      Access control using proximity card readers and biometric readers
    UG1 Key Facts
    • Tier III Certified
    • 400 Racks
    • 1,000 m2
    • 1.5 MW IT Power
    • 7 Security Layers
    • Colocation
    • Cross Connect
    • 24/7 Support
    • Fibre

    Solutions

    Why Raxio Uganda

    Colocation

    Cut IT expenses with cost-efficient colocation services.

    Carrier neutral

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

    Top 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 connections.

    Sustainability

    Reduce your carbon footprint with energy-efficient practices.

    Expert Support

    Rely on 24/7, 365 technical support.

    Ideal locations

    Strategically located on the outskirts of Kampala along the main fibre route.

    The vision

    Raxio UG1 Data Centre is an enterprise-grade data centre located in Namanve, Uganda.

    As Uganda’s digital transformation accelerates, Raxio Uganda stands at the forefront, delivering the secure, high-performance infrastructure needed to power this growth. Opened in 2021, it is the country’s first Tier III-certified, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre, designed to meet rising demand with capacity for up to 400 racks at full scale.

    Partner Network

    Connectivity Providers

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    Raxio Uganda is proud to host a robust 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 Uganda

    UG1 Management Team

    Uganda is at a pivotal moment in its digital journey. Data centres are driving progress in business, public services, and beyond.

    Caroline Kamaitha
    General Manager, Raxio Uganda
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    Caroline Kamaitha
    General Manager
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    Kenneth Kiiza
    Non-Executive Director
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    Daniel Birungi
    VP Technology & Operations
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    Edwin Enabu
    Sales Manager
    Angola