James Byaruhanga is the General Manager of Raxio Data Centre and has been at the forefront of designing, building, operating and maintaining Uganda’s first Tier III Carrier Neutral Data Centre. With over 20 years of experience in ISP, Data Centre and Telco in Network Administration, Service & Infrastructure Support and Executive Management, James has comprehensive and in-depth Knowledge of Wireless, VSAT and Cable Networks, Project Management of cross-functional projects in ISP and Telco related fields as well as Strategy and Planning Expertise on Voice, Video and Data Products.

James is a Certified Data Centre Management Professional (CDCMP), Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS), Cisco Certified Internet Professional (CCIP), ITIL Professional and Extreme Networks Specialist (ENS). Preceding his role at Raxio Data Centre, James served as a Founding Director and Chief Technical Officer at Roke Telecom before being promoted to Chief Operations Officer in charge of sales, marketing, business development, product development, administration, and strategic planning department all for a period of 9 years and 5 months.

James sits on several boards including the Board of Fontes Foundation Uganda which is a Non-Government Organisation that provides support to Orphanage groups, provides water to rural communities and builds schools for rural communities; projects currently handled are in the Kanungu, Katungulu and Kampala Areas. In addition, he also sits on the board of the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) which is a multi-stakeholder initiative formed by private individuals from Uganda, with the vision of providing professional guidance to individuals and organizations in the private sector, as well as offering advisory services to the government on policy-based issues.