Telehouse: Telehouse Kempton Park Data Center

Telehouse Kempton Park is a carrier-neutral colocation data center operated by Telehouse (a subsidiary of KDDI), located at 5 Brewery Street, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1600, South Africa (Isando district, Johannesburg). Situated just 10 minutes from O.R. Tambo International Airport, the facility benefits from exceptional proximity to a major transport and logistics hub, facilitating both connectivity and physical access. As part of South Africa’s leading economic and financial region, it serves as a strategic entry point for international carriers, enterprises, and content providers aiming to reach local and regional markets with reliable infrastructure

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total Power Capacity: Dual municipal feeds delivering 2 × 4 MVA to the facility 
• Backup Power: N+1 diesel generators capable of supporting maximum load operations for up to 17 hours
• UPS Infrastructure: Fully online UPS systems providing dual (two independent circuits per rack) redundancy
• Power Distribution: Redundant distribution boards with power delivery in 1.1 kVA increments per cabinet, scalable to higher configurations 
• Cooling & Environment: Multiple cooling zones with independent CRAC units in N+1 redundancy, temperature controlled to 25 °C ± 4 °C, humidity at 50 % ± 5 %, hot aisle containment, over-pressurized dust-free environment, and water leakage detection 
• Infrastructure Specs: Raised antistatic flooring of 450 mm with load capacity of 1,350 kg/sqm, ceiling height 2,600 mm, and 15-minute battery backup 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Physical Security: Multi-layer “zones within zones” perimeter security, requiring pre‑authorization for access; visitor identity verified visually and via biometric fingerprint authentication 
• Surveillance & Monitoring: Continuous video surveillance across all zones and cabinets, integrated with motion sensing; unified building monitoring logs both security and environmental metrics
• Access Logging: Comprehensive audit logs maintained for all access events; bespoke access policies available for private cage customers 
• Fire & Environmental Safety: Proactive multi-zone fire detection systems, early alarms, independent power for fire protection systems, and physical separation of generators and fuel tanks for greater safety 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier Neutrality: The facility functions as carrier-neutral, offering unrestricted connectivity choices
• Internet Exchange Access: Direct connection to NAP Africa, a major layer‑2 Internet Exchange (IX) in South Africa, allowing service providers, carriers, ISPs, and content providers to interconnect seamlessly
• International Links: Connectivity to significant undersea cable systems—SAT3/SAFE, Seacom, WACS, and EASSy—plus access to mobile and local carriers like Vodacom, Level 3, BT, Telkom, Neotel, Broadband Infraco, and Dark Fibre Africa 
• Ecosystem & Latency Advantage: Offers ultra-low latency access—approximately 1 ms—to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), enhancing its appeal to financial services and trading clients 

💼 Who It Serves

• Financial Services & Trading Institutions, particularly those needing ultra-low latency connectivity to the JSE
• Carriers, ISPs, ASPs, Content Providers seeking a secure, neutral colocation point to interconnect with local and international networks 
• Enterprises & Global Corporations requiring reliable disaster recovery, business continuity, and regional ICT presence in emerging markets 
• Cloud & ICT Service Providers needing robust infrastructure and flexible connectivity services in South Africa’s primary data hub