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NetActuate’s Johannesburg facility is operated by Teraco. This purpose-built facility offers a secure, guaranteed 99.999% uptime environment, and unique flexibility and scale in South Africa. With over 200 major network providers colocated in this facility, customers have access to the largest number of interconnectivity options on the African continent. Customers also enjoy access to a NAPAfrica Internet eXchange Point (IXP) to connect into the Africa IX ecosystem.

A sophisticated, unified building monitoring system ensures that every environmental and security-related aspect are monitored and logged continuously, from equipment access to temperature fluctuations and changes in humidity. All alarms and early warning messages are sent to the central control room, management and the technicians on duty.

All cabinets in our Johannesburg facility are supplied with two independent power circuits from a resilient dual bank of UPSs and maintenance can be performed at any time on any of the UPSs without service disruption. Multiple power generators ensure that an interruption of the municipal power supply, even combined with component failure, will not affect servers.

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Building

  • 67,041 sq ft colocation space
  • 1-story, concrete masonry unit, steel, concrete slab on grade
  • Free adjacent parking
  • Raised floor
  • Floor load capacity: 200 psf

Compliance

  • PCI DSS
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 9001

Security

  • Pre-authorized access only
  • Visual identity confirmation
  • Biometric fingerprint imaging
  • 24×7 video surveillance
  • Comprehensive perimeter and building security

Connectivity

  • Carrier-agnostic
  • Multiple connections
  • Fiber, copper, coax cross-connects
  • Access to NAPAfrica Internet eXchange (IX), part of Africa IX

Power

  • Municipal power feed provides 20 MVA
  • Redundant diesel generators with 5 days of fuel onsite
  • Fully online UPSs ensure frequency, voltage and surge stability

Cooling

  • Multiple cooling zones with independent CRAC units
  • Hot aisle containment
  • Independent humidity and temperature monitoring

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Other Data Centers in

Middle East & Africa

NetActuate is expanding our footprint in this growing market with data centers in the UAE, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Johannesburg a good location for colocation or bare metal?

Johannesburg is the digital heart of Southern Africa, offering the region’s most advanced data center infrastructure and connectivity. It’s ideal for enterprises targeting local markets or expanding presence across Africa.

Does Johannesburg have a good climate for data center colocation?

Johannesburg has a mild, dry climate with low risk of natural disasters. Data centers benefit from stable power and are built with robust redundancy and uptime standards.

Are there data centers in South Africa?

Yes. South Africa has a strong data center market, with Johannesburg leading the way. It hosts the majority of Africa’s interconnection points and supports cloud, enterprise, and telecom operations.

What are BGP Anycast groups?

At NetActuate, BGP Anycast groups are a unique combination of routing policies, transit providers, DDoS mitigation, prefixes, and resources like BGP sessions attached to them. Each group has its own unique controls, includes all dedicated resources/features mentioned here, and is billed independently.

Where can I learn more about BGP Anycast?

You can go to our resource site at anycast.com to learn more about BGP Anycast and use cases.

Can I deploy a hybrid network using your platform and other providers?

Yes. We offer LOAs, policy tools, and automation support so you can mix and match resources across platforms.

Is this suitable for production or only testing?

Our platform powers mission-critical workloads for some of the largest DNS and cybersecurity companies. It's ideal for both testing and full production.

Do I need to understand BGP to use this?

No. You can let us handle BGP for you and use the platform through our portal and APIs.

Can I use my own ASN and IP addresses?

Absolutely. Our platform supports BYOIP, custom ASN announcements, and origin rewriting so that your service appears globally unified without managing complex routing.

How quickly can I deploy a new Anycast node?

In most cases, a new node can be deployed within minutes via our API or portal, with BGP sessions and IP assignments ready to announce.

Does the platform support IPv6?

Yes, dual-stack support is included. Every deployment fully supports IPv4 and IPv6 without additional configuration.

What kind of DDoS mitigation is included?

We include up to 1 Tbps of mitigation capacity with multi-provider integration and custom policies at no additional cost.

Can I control which POPs announce my routes?

Yes. You can use BGP communities and tags to manage where your traffic originates from and maintain regional control.

What’s included in the managed NOC service?

Our 24x7x365 NOC monitors your routes, responds to alerts, follows your SOP/MOP, and communicates directly with your team via Slack or ticketing.

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