RailTel to set up data centre in Ethiopia

RailTel Corporation will establish a greenfield Data Centre for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Addis Ababa. In a company statement, the Railway Navratna said this project is a crucial element in India’s support to Digital Ethiopia Strategy, adding it is scheduled to complete within a year. This will be followed by three years of comprehensive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) support after going-live.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has assigned this project to RailTel, the company said.

RailTel said it has an international expansion strategy aimed at taking India’s proven digital models to partner countries across the globe. “A recent example is its participation in the Unique Identity (UID) project in Sri Lanka, supported through funding from the Government of India,” the company said.


This company is also “exploring strategic partnerships with global original equipment manufacturers to facilitate technology transfer, promote Make-in-India manufacturing, and support localization of advanced digital technologies.”

Geographically, RailTel said it is actively scouting opportunities across the Middle East, Africa, Caribbean, South America, South-East Asia and Australia. As part of this outreach, RailTel has recently invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from firms and agencies with global presence to collaborate on international projects.