ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
identify and troubleshoot problems quickly and easily .
“ In an increasingly cloud-centric world , we are removing the borders and barriers to growth in Africa and innovating to directly address on-the-ground challenges where we operate ,” says Trisolino .
Carriers will be able to connect their customers across borders and into the cloud with consistent performance and application experience . This removes barriers to digital adoption , simplifies connectivity , and accelerates the growth of Africa ’ s digital economy . CMC Fusion is set to connect and enable multi-cloud strategies , digital transformation , Anything as a Service solution and more across Africa .
“ We are dedicated to ensuring that digital innovation is accessible and evenly distributed . Global carriers , local service providers and African enterprises will have access to world-class networking no matter where they operate , making CMC Networks
Executive view of surviving and thriving in Africa
• This region is overlooked , despite offering unique and thriving digital environments .
• We are looking to change that with easy to manage , flexible and high-performance networking
• Our goal has always been to bring Africa to the world and enable any organisation to connect and roll out services across the continent .
• We are making it as easy to connect from Lagos to Nairobi , or Marrakesh to Johannesburg .
• We built our network and solutions from the ground-up in Africa , with an understanding of the unique challenges in each local market .
• We are transforming what was a complex , costly and fragmented market into one unified networking ecosystem .
• In an increasingly cloud-centric world , we are removing the barriers to growth in Africa to address on-the-ground challenges where we operate .
• We are dedicated to ensuring that digital innovation is accessible and evenly distributed .
• Global carriers , local service providers and African enterprises will have access to world-class networking no matter where they operate .
• We work with different industry verticals in Africa including health and safety , retail , law , and more .
Marisa Trisolino , CMC Networks
CMC Networks has the largest application-aware SDNenabled network in Africa with 99.99 % availability across the SDN footprint . ( Graphic source : website )
the provider of choice for growing across Africa ,” says Trisolino .
Medium to long term
“ We are continually evolving and expanding our business in response to customer demands and innovation in the market , to keep our solutions fresh and efficient .
We work with different industry verticals in Africa and around the world , including health and safety , retail , law , and many more ,” says Trisolino .
Google and the International Finance Corporation estimate that Africa ’ s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2 % of the continent ’ s gross domestic product by 2025 , contributing nearly $ 180 billion to its economy . The projected potential contribution could reach $ 712 billion by 2050 .
Africa is currently home to
700,000 developers and venture capital funding for start-ups has increased year-on-year for the past five years , with a record $ 2.02 billion in equity funding raised in 2019 , according to Partech Ventures Africa .
The Africa data centre market is also booming , expected to exceed $ 3 billion by 2025 , growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 12 % according to Turner & Townsend . There has been a steady growth in interest from major global cloud service providers such as AWS , Microsoft and Huawei over the last five years , accelerating digital transformation further .
“ It is definitely an exciting time to be doing business in Africa ,” reflects Trisolino . •
Africa is currently home to 700,000 developers and venture capital funding for start-ups has increased year-on-year for the past five years .
INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS 23