Flexenclosure
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | David King (CEO)[1][2] |
| Products | eCentre eSite |
| Website | www |
Flexenclosure AB is a Sweden-based developer of hybrid power systems and pre-fabricated data centres.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]Founded in 1989, Flexenclosure is a former subsidiary of Pharmadule Emtunga AB. It became an independent company in 2007. Flexenclosure is privately owned. Its major shareholders are Industrifonden, a Swedish investment fund; Pegroco Invest, a privately owned Swedish investment company; Andra AP-fonden (AP2), a Swedish pension fund; and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private sector global development institution which is a member of the World Bank Group. In May 2013 IFC invested US$24 million in Flexenclosure.[2][6] Flexenclosure's headquarters are in Stockholm, with design and manufacturing facilities at Vara in southern Sweden, with subsidiaries in Kenya[7] and India,[8] and overseas offices in Nigeria,[7] Malaysia,[3] Pakistan[9] and the UAE.[2][10] The company went bankrupt October 2019, e-site division lives on after acquisition of Pegroco under new name.
Products
[edit]eSite
[edit]eSite is a hybrid power management system that can work as a standalone unit with a backup generator, or with any combination of grid and renewable energy sources to power telecom base station sites.[11]
eCentre
[edit]eCentre is a pre-fabricated data centre brand.[4] eCentre is a pre-equipped, self-contained, technical, modular facility for housing and powering data and telecom equipment.[2]
An eCentre can comprise one or a number of different elements including a data centre, switching centre, energy centre, sub-station and Network Operations Centre (NOC).
eCentres are custom-designed and manufactured at Flexenclosure's research, development, design and production facility at Vara, in the south of Sweden, before being transported to their intended location for final assembly and commissioning.[1] eCentres have mostly been installed in West, Central and North African countries such as Nigeria and Mozambique.[1][2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Vodacom Mozambique to set up data centre as primary national core network facility". Telecom Tiger. 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f McNevin, Ambrose (30 May 2013). "Flexenclosure attracts $24M investment from World Bank Group Member". Datacenter Dynamics. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Telecoms infrastructure specialist Flexenclosure opens Asia-Pacific office". 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b Barton, James (13 September 2013). "Vodacom Mozambique orders Flexenclosure data centre". Developing Telecoms.
- ^ a b Karaszi, Peter (28 August 2013). "Can Telecom industry solve Africa's power problems?". Zambia Daily Mail.
- ^ Skoldeberg, Josef (28 May 2013). "IFC Invests in Flexenclosure to Help Cell-Phone Operators Cut Energy Costs in Emerging Markets". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b Eze, Amaka (15 November 2012). "Firm Opens West African Office in Nigeria". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
- ^ Parbat, Kalyan (9 May 2012). "Sweden's Flexenclosure floats India JV with Artheon; to expand pact with Bharti Airtel". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
- ^ "Flexenclosure opens office in Islamabad". 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Flexenclosure opens new office in Dubai". 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
- ^ "A Guide to 100 sustainable solutions" (PDF). Sustania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.