Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Signs Into Regional Data Centre In Services Boost

Data centre connects to different networks and internet exchanges in London, Amsterdam, Lagos and Accra. The Nigerian Internet Exchange (IXPN) has singed into the MainData Nigeria (MDXi) Lekki data centre as the amount of traffic passing to the IX grows.

MDXi’s data centre connects to a number of IP transit and Content Delivery networks in West Africa.

The Tier III facility is connected to the Lagos, Accra, London and Amsterdam Internet Exchanges.

Muhammed Rudman, CEO of the IXPN, said: “Our partnership with MDXi provides our members direct and more cost-effective interconnection with their partners, leveraging hosting in MDXi’s Tier III Data Center, and access via MainOne’s open-access submarine cable.

“This will enhance local internet performance, lower costs and minimize traffic bottlenecks for Internet traffic in Nigeria.”

MainOne’s CEO, Funke Opeke, said: “MainOne is committed to the penetration of high quality and affordable broadband internet services in West Africa, and bringing the IXPN closer to our network plays an important role in helping us realize that vision not only for Nigeria, but for all of West Africa.

“Hosting the IXPN in our data centre, MDXi will continue to impact positively on the digital transformation of Nigeria and the overall growth of the Nigerian economy by enabling Internet traffic originating and terminating on any network in Nigeria to remain in-country.”

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