INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

Resilience, security and compliance today form the foundations of sustainable industrial operations. Sunil Singh, Divisional Managing Director for Managed Services and eNetworks at Datacentrix, made this statement speaking at Datacentrix’s inaugural Industrial Indaba 2025. He said the convergence of IT and OT is critical for future business success.

SEACOM, a trailblazer in Africa’s digital infrastructure, has announced the launch of another subsea cable system, SEACOM 2.0, set to redefine connectivity across the Indian Ocean Basin, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southern Europe. Unveiled at Submarine Networks World 2025 in Singapore in September, the project marks a bold step towards securing Africa’s role in the global digital economy and addressing the soaring demand for AI, cloud, and real-time data services. ​

Vertiv recently announced the global availability of Vertiv™ OneCore, a scalable, prefabricated solution that integrates Vertiv’s proven power, thermal, and IT infrastructure technologies into a single, factory-assembled system.

Teraco recently announced the completion of its JB4 Bredell Campus data centre expansion in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. The 30 MW addition expands JB4 to being the largest standalone data centre built in Africa, with 80 000 m² of building structure, serviced by 80 MW of utility power supply servicing 50 MW of critical IT power load.

Yaskawa Southern Africa has announced a strategic collaboration with Sol-Tech, a private technical and vocational training institution based in Pretoria, to strengthen technical education in industrial robotics and support the development of future-focused talent for South Africa’s manufacturing sector.