WIOCC Group- Powering the Future of Healthcare

Carlos De Almeida
Director, Sales South Africa at WIOCC Group, on Powering the Future of Healthcare at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2024.

1. Powering the Future of Healthcare
Carlos De Almeida
Director, Sales South Africa
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Imaging Departments
50,000 imaging studies a year could
easily generate 10-20 TB of data
just from imaging
Long-Term Data Accumulation
Ranges from several TB to multiple
PB, depending on the hospital's size,
complexity of services offered and the
volume of data generated
Healthcare storage requirements in South Africa

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Internet and Digital Infrastructure
Demand by Healthcare
≈20%
Broadband
Access
≈25%
Mobile Network
Coverage
≈30%
Fixed-line
connectivity
≈20-25%
Rural Healthcare
Facilities

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Carrier-neutral,
open-access
data centres
Hyperscale
national,
international &
metro
connectivity
Holistic managed
network &
infrastructure
services
We specialise in providing top-tier collocation services through
OADC & unparalleled connectivity solutions via WIOCC.
At the Heart of Innovation in Africa

5. •Edge data centres supporting
remote healthcare services
•Secure colocation
•Scalable storage
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The data centre role in
South Africa and Africa

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•EHRs: Fixed-line connectivity is vital for
accessing and updating records.
•Reliable connectivity + secure data transmission
•AI and Big Data
•National and Global connectivity spread
•Data Centre Integration
The connectivity role in
South Africa and Africa

7. OPEN-ACCESS HYPERSCALE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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Connecting in excess
of 1,000 locations in
30 countries in Africa
and many more
across the rest of the
world.
OPEN-ACCESS
HYPERSCALE DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE

8. OPEN-ACCESS HYPERSCALE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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Multiple routes
to Europe
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Core Data
Centres
Hyperscale, Tier-III
facilities located in South
Africa, Nigeria & DRC.
Fully connected into
Africa’s largest network
infrastructure.
30+
Edge Data
Centres
Unique core-to-edge
architecture that supports
improved application
performance by serving
data, content &
applications closer to end
users.
Multiple routes to
Europe, Middle East
and Asia

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Open-access and carrier-neutral data centres
*Tier-III
Adheres to Tier-III design
practices & principles
ISO 27001
Meeting international information
security standards
Connectivity
Local, national & international
connectivity options over a wide variety
of networks
*Core Data Centre Facilities
Power
Secure locations with redundant
power to mitigate power outages
Rack Flexibility
Scalable hosting solutions that cater
from quarter racks to suites to meet
growing needs
Customisation
Customisable white space to
accommodate bespoke colocation
requirements
Internet Exchange Points
INX-ZA (Open-access Internet), JINX in Johannesburg, CINX in Cape Town,
DINX in Durban

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OADC Lagos
9,563m²
Total Area
7,200m²
Technical Space
25MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack

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20 times larger than any other
cable currently serving West
Africa.
Equiano cable
landing station

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Express route between Africa and Europe
•Serving Africa’s western
seaboard
•Scalable capacity and
spectrum from 1Gbps to 1Tbps
•Resilience and diversity to our
other west coast subsea
systems for South African and
Nigerian markets
•Further branches planned for
Phase 2 expansion into more
African countries (e.g. DRC
etc.)
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OADC Lagos
2,700m²
Total Area
1,000m²
Technical Space
2MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack

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OADC Isando
3,949m²
Total Area
3,000m²
Technical Space
12MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack
OADC Lagos

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4,200m²
Total Area
2,000m²
Technical Space
4MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack
2Africa cable landing station

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The only landing into KZN (OADC Durban) and the
fourth on the coast of South Africa – two in the
Western Cape (Yzerfontein and Duynefontein) and
one in the Eastern Cape (Gqeberha).
2Africa cable
landing station

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Flexible and scalable capacity
•Serving Africa, Europe, the
Middle East and Asia.
•Flexible, scalable capacity and
spectrum from 1Gbps to
1Tbps.
•Our investment both future-
proofs our network capabilities
and provides additional
resilience to maximise uptime
for our critical infrastructure.
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1,000m²
Total Area
700m²
Technical Space
3MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack
2,000m²
Total Area
1,500m²
Technical Space
5MW
Max Site Load
3-7kW
Per Rack

19. Credentials
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•WIOCC is one of the largest providers of
scalable & reliable connectivity solutions
to Africa’s wholesale community,
including the world’s largest
hyperscalers, carriers & ISPs. They
choose WIOCC’s network to underpin
their networks across Africa.
•The Majority of the top 10 Global OTTs
make use of our subsea, NLD as well as
Datacentre Solutions.
•5G Operators
•WISPs
•ISPs
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20. Thank you.
How can we power your digital future in Healthcare?
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