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Spanning approximately 17,000 km along the West Coast of Africa, ACE lands in 19 countries before being backhauled by MTN South Africa, the landing partner, into Teraco’s data centre facilities. ![ACE Cable Route](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/21-ACE-Web-Feature-1024x538.jpg) Michele McCann, Head of Interconnection and Peering, Teraco, says South Africa is a critical hub for access to digital services in the region. “Our position as the interconnection hub in Africa allows us to address the increasing demands for global data transit. ACE users now have direct access to Teraco’s ecosystem of over 350 networks, 130 IT service providers, 50 global content providers, and the key global cloud providers via their cloud onramps located in Teraco.” She says there is a shift to a more interconnected offering, making Teraco’s African Cloud Exchange vital as it links enterprise systems and data with networks, cloud providers, platforms and cable systems. “Data centres like ours act as the perfect neutral hub for interconnection and data exchange. It’s here that cloud onramps and switching points from many different cloud providers and network operators meet. As companies increasingly embrace a hybrid infrastructure, the integration and interconnection between the different systems and platforms play a vital role.” According to McCann, this interconnectedness within data centres provides organisations with opportunities to address their digital transformation through choice and access speeds effectively. This increased capacity and reach across Africa will bring a direct benefit to data-driven organisations while also supporting further development across the Internet ecosystem. McCann says the timing is key as the regions’ cloud uptake consistently increases due to the digital transformation occurring across most business sectors. “ACE is playing a critical role in the continent’s infrastructure development. Using the most advanced high-speed broadband fibre-optic technology enables the cable capacity to be increased as needed without additional submarine work required.” ACE connects Europe to Africa’s West and Southern coast through a high-speed fibre optic system, which has been extended to South Africa. Commissioned to support the cost-effective delivery of broadband services and digital applications for education, healthcare and other e-services, ACE reaches an estimated 450 million people, equivalent to 5.8% of the world’s population. 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