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Most locations and premises of MTN Network Solutions are provided by MTN Network Group, whose premises are of a world class Telco standard. These premises offer a level of robustness that is difficult for other Internet and VPN service providers to provide. The reason for this is that MTN's core business is the provision of highly available mobile phone services. These premises offer the following advantages:

Redundant backup power - dual generators
Redundant air-conditioning systems
Duplicate Telkom transmission rooms
Fully fire protected with FM200 gas
Full Building Management Systems to manage all premises
Dedicated premises, specifically constructed to ensure high availability of mobile services to the public
24 hour security
24 hour monitoring of all premises and services in the switching centres via the MTN Switch Management Centre

Region/Area	Function	Site1	Site2
Gauteng	Redundant core/distribution nodes	Johnnic Publishing 4 Biermann Avenue Rosebank	MTN Switching Centre Cnr Selkirk & Jan Smuts Avenues Randburg
Western Cape	Redundant core/distribution nodes	MTN Switching Centre Harrington Street Cape Town	MTN Switching Centre Tygerberg Cape Town
KwaZulu Natal	Redundant core/distribution nodes	MTN Switching Centre Berea Durban	MTN Switching Centre New Germany Durban
Eastern Cape	Distribution nodes	Port Elizabeth Existing premises to be relocated to MTN Switching Centre 2nd quarter 2002	East London Small premises scalable depending on demand
UK	International peering facility	Docklands, London UK
Namibia	Distribution node	Windhoek Small facility scalable depending on demand
Sundry	Planned future distribution nodes	Bloemfontein Pretoria Germiston Pietersburg Nelspruit Klerksdorp George