Uganda’s first enterprise grade data centre
Raxio Uganda is Uganda’s first enterprise-grade, Tier III certified carrier-neutral data centre. At the heart of Namanve Industrial Park, Raxio Uganda is ideally located along key fibre routes and delivers best-in-class colocation, cross connect, fibre and IT infrastructure services.
Location
Namanve Industrial Park
On the outskirts of Kampala
Along main fibre route
Core
Tier III Standard
Up to 400 Racks
4 – 21 kW per rack
Industries
Enterprise
Financial
Telcos
Media
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.
Core services
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.
Colocation
About
Our carrier-neutral data centre is purpose-built and certified to Tier III standards, and offer 99.9% uptime and best-in-class equipment.
They offer customers affordable, secure colocation spaces and hosting environments of up to 400 racks to hold all mission-critical IT infrastructure in a 24/7 redundant environment.
Carrier neutral
Allowing customers to interconnect and choose from a diverse range of carriers.
Tier III standards
To ensure a 24/7, concurrently maintainable and redundant environment with no single points of failure.
Modular
Phased Capacity Rollout to meet current and future customer demands, with the ability to grow within the facility as needs require.
PUE
Design PUE ratio of 1.3.
Cooling
Energy-efficient indirect adiabatic cooling technology with hot aisle containment.
Power distribution
Power distribution via redundant overhead tap-offs fed by busbars.
Power density
Able to accommodate racks from 1 kW up to 21 kW per rack.
Racks
Standard 600 x 1200mm racks up to 58U. Custom solutions available.
Monitoring
24/7 NOC to ensure optimal performance and prompt troubleshooting.
Security
24/7 CCTV monitoring in addition to onsite security. Up to 7 layers of physical security between the entrance and the servers.
Our story
Raxio Data Centre is an enterprise grade data centre located in Namanve, Uganda.
Raxio operates Uganda’s first enterprise and carrier-grade Data Centre facility. Raxio was established in 2018 by First Brick Holdings (“FBH”), a Roha Group company, established to build the foundation of the digital economy across Eastern and Southern Africa. Roha is a US Greenfield investment company that builds and develops new businesses across Africa.
As the digital transformation of the Ugandan economy continues to accelerate, the data centre is built to address the vast and growing need for facilities where data supporting this transformation can be stored and processed securely and optimally, 100% of the time. Opened in 2021, the Data Centre is the first of its kind in Uganda, the only Tier III certified facility in the country operates as carrier-neutral and cloud-neutral with the ability to house around 400 racks at full capacity.
Raxio will open up new opportunities for financial services, governments and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) by addressing their mission-critical needs for data storage, business continuity and disaster recovery.
James Byaruhanga
General Manager
James Byaruhanga
General Manager
James has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, having served as a manager for several leading telecom companies and internet service providers. He oversees the daily business and commercial operations of Raxio Uganda, and works closely with customers to ensure a high quality of service.
James carries a wealth of expertise and knowledge about Uganda’s market dynamics, as well as an extensive network of enterprise and telco connections.
James previously held a variety of positions including Principal, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Roke Telkom, a leading edge alternative internet service provider. He was responsible for the company’s technical infrastructure and planning for Roke’s operations both in Uganda and in neighbouring countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Prior to Roke, James spent 5 years at MTN Uganda in various technical consulting roles, and 3 years at Africa Online in Uganda and Ghana.
