Web infrastructure in Cape Town
Cape Town is the second largest data center market in South Africa, with 5 known facilities. The city serves as a key connectivity hub for the Southern African region, linking undersea cable landings to inland networks. Teraco, Open Access Data Centres, and Africa Data Centres all operate here.
Cape Town as an internet hub
Teraco Data Environments and Open Access Data Centres each run 2 facilities in Cape Town, making them the dominant colocation providers. Africa Data Centres operates 1 facility. Four internet exchange points operate in the city, including NAPAfrica IX Cape Town and CINX.
NAPAfrica IX Cape Town connects 282 networks, the largest IXP in the city. Cape Town is a primary market for cloud on-ramps and content delivery, serving enterprises, carriers, and content providers that need low-latency access to Subsea cable systems landing on the west coast of South Africa.
Key facts
- 5 data centers and 4 IXPs are active in Cape Town.
- NAPAfrica IX Cape Town exchanges traffic among 282 networks.
- Teraco and Open Access Data Centres each operate 2 facilities.
- Africa Data Centres runs 1 facility in the city.
- CINX connects 117 networks at its Cape Town exchange.
Data centers in Cape Town
All 5 facilities →Teraco CT1 Cape Town, South Africa
Teraco Data Environments Pty Ltd
2 carriers
NTT Data (MEA) - Cape Town
Open Access Data Centres
1 carriers
Teraco CT2 Cape Town, South Africa
Teraco Data Environments Pty Ltd
1 carriers
Africa Data Centres, Cape Town CPT1, South Africa
Africa Data Centres
OADC CPT1 - Cape Town
Open Access Data Centres