My Tour Of OADC Lagos Data Center: Google, Equiano Cable, and Starlink
1. Facility currently consumes only 720kw. Current power capacity is three megawatts. To me this suggests the facility is only 25% full. This is consistent with the opinions of other members of my tour group (Nigerian Peering & Interconnection Forum). 2. Facility design is standard. The Equiano subsea cable uses the sea facing fibre entrance. There are fibre entrances on the building's other three side. So good fibre entrance diversity. 3. Four diesel generators for power back up. Only one is needed to cover current consumption. So good backup power redundancy. 4. The Google CLS is a room in the data center. It was the anchor tenant that justified the project. 5. I suspect that Starlink will be installing its satellite dishes next to the building on the seaside. It has been a nightmare for Starlink to get its Equinix landlord earth stations up and running due to the cost of long haul fibre. OADC has affordable fibre optic connectivity and the sea and absence of tall buildings m...