According to ChainCatcher, Martin Tromp, founder of Superfast, launched the Solana verification node at the Teraco data center in Johannesburg. Solana is a fast and scalable blockchain platform that competes with Ethereum. As a proof-of-stake (PoS) system, verification nodes play a key role in network security and transaction verification.

Tromp initially deployed the node in Cape Town, but moved it to Johannesburg due to network latency issues caused by a broken submarine cable. Despite being far from the coast, performance has been improved in the new location thanks to hardware upgrades.