South Africa's second licensed fixed-line telephone operator and first converged communications network operator, Neotel has officially launched its NeoHost Colocation offering to enterprise clients.

A colocation centre is a data centre that hosts the network, server and storage equipment of multiple customers, and connects them to a network service provider. By sharing data center facilities, customers can access a backup infrastructure of a quality, scale and size that few can justify as an in-house investment.

This is a particularly attractive option when companies are hesitant to relinquish complete control over their data and sensitive information.

Neotel's NeoHost Colocation offers true bandwidth scalability that allows businesses to cope with peaks in usage. Customers can choose between 1mbps, 2mbps, 5mbps or 10 mbps of burstable bandwidth, allowing them to cater for unplanned demand and to benefit from a scalable tariff plan.