Huawei to consolidate rapid growth of Huawei Cloud in Africa with 55ms low average latency

In a move to consolidate the rapid growth of its Huawei Cloud, the leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei, has set out to provide the best cloud experience of its cloud services in Africa with a low average latency of 55ms.

One of Huawei Cloud’s significant advantages over competing services is its lower latency, which has contributed to its explosive growth in Africa over the past year. In 2019, the firm launched the first availability zone (AZ) in South Africa as a hyper-scale cloud services provider.

It was the first to reach three zones in addition to surpassing global tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to reach this milestone. According to Huawei Cloud, cloud services will drive digital transformation and be the ICT industry’s future.

The company positions itself as an “everything-as-a-service” provider, which includes the following elements:

• Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) for global accessibility on one network
• Technology-as-a-service for easy innovation and faster application modernisation
• Expertise-as-a-service for shared excellence and cloud-enabled industries.

This approach has helped Huawei Cloud record 58% revenue growth in Africa in 2023 and reach over 240 industry customers. “Huawei Cloud is the fastest-growing cloud service in Africa. We are third in Africa in IaaS,” the company told MyBroadband.

Low latency rate experience

With a primary focus on creating the lowest latency circle on the continent, Huawei Cloud stated that its goal was to offer clients in South Africa and throughout Africa the greatest cloud experience possible. “Our data centres in South Africa ensure an average latency of 55ms in Southern Africa, which is ahead of peer vendors,” Huawei said.

Low latency is a critical component for many types of business applications, and Huawei Cloud boasts lower average latency rates than its rivals. “Our data centres in South Africa ensure an average latency of 55ms in Southern Africa, which is ahead of peer vendors,” Huawei said.

Why African businesses should embrace Huawei Cloud Services

• Cutting-edge technology: Outstanding infrastructure and full solution offerings
• Commercially attractive offerings: Competitive and flexible price models, fully-funded POC and migration support, a quarterly consumption review to ensure competitive pricing remains, and access to a partner network for enhanced sales enablement
• Extensive support: 24/7 support, including dedicated local senior business development managers and a senior solutions architect in South Africa for real-time support, as well as access to a global team support
• Training: Fully-funded monthly training and cloud certification and assistance with fully-funded exam vouchers
• Brand Marketing assistance: Support on joint marketing activities and a Marketing Development Fund