wiredinUSA July 2020

Securing the standard

Works underway on Ghana data center

LS Cable and System’s DC 1,500V photovoltaic cable has received international standard certification from Germany’s TÜV Rheinland. The cable meets the functional and safety standards of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and EN (European Norm). LS C&S believes that the certification will allow the company to expand further into markets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East that use IECand EN standards, as well as the domestic market. The company is planning to develop additional standard products for the North American and Japanese markets. The photovoltaic cables have been designed for resilience against UV radiation, extreme heat and cold, and water, and with a higher energy transmission efficiency than existing AC cable. President and CEO of LS C&S Roe-hyun Myung commented: “As Korea has adopted its Green New Deal policy, and as governments around the world are expanding the use of new renewable energy sources…, we are planning to concentrate on related [research and development] and marketing.” Korea itself does not currently have any standard regarding the use of DC 1,500V cables in photovoltaic systems. LS Cable and System’s DC 1,500V photovoltaic cable has received international standard certification from Germany’s TÜV Rheinland

MainOne has started construction activities at the MDXi data center in Appolonia, Ghana. The Tier III facility will be built and operated in accordance with the same operational standards currently maintained at MainOne, and at West Africa’s largest Tier III certified and only PCI DCSS data center, MDXi Lagos, in Nigeria. The project, which was initially scheduled for completion in December 2020, will now be ready for service during 2021 due to the delays caused by the pandemic and its impact on the global supply chain and the delivery of key components. The 100-rack facility will feature private colocation whitespace, enterprise- grade 24×7 multi-level security and video surveillance, precision cooling, and safety and fire suppression systems with multiple redundancies built into the power, cooling and security infrastructure. It will be operated as a carrier-neutral facility with connectivity options to the MainOne submarine cable system and a range of other international connectivity cable systems and networks. It will offer open access connectivity options to all MNOs, ISPs, corporate and public sector customers in Ghana as well as access to various internet exchanges in Africa and Europe.

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