AMS-IX, one of the largest Internet Exchange operators in the world, and MainData Nigeria Limited (MDXi), an Equinix company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate and grow Internet Exchange services in Africa. AMS-IX will be setting up an internet exchange at MDXi, the carrier-neutral Data Center of MainOne in Lagos Nigeria. MDXi will […]
Technological experts have warned that Nigerians businesses risk extinction if they ignore the emerging application utility era driven by digital and mobile internet things (IOT). According to them, the application utility era would continue to favour companies that are constantly incorporating innovation to produce products in the world market territories and across industry sectors. In
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The critical role of infrastructure for the global interconnection of West African enterprises to achieve borderless growth’ was the main theme of the keynote address at MainOne’s Nerds Unite 2022. Taking place last week, the event is MainOne’s flagship customer event, bringing industry experts together with MainOne customers to discuss trends and opportunities in the
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MainOne, an Equinix Company, the leading provider of wholesale connectivity and data center services in West Africa is set to host the 7th edition of its flagship event, Nerds Unite. The highly engaging annual event themed: ‘The Power of Global Interconnection’ is scheduled to hold June 23, 2022. This edition will feature a keynote address
Lagos continues to take the lead in growing digital investments across Africa with the recent launch of MainOne’s new Data Center, “Lekki II” by the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Following closely on the heels of its acquisition by Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company, the new data center will drive the
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Acquisition signals the first step in Equinix’s long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company, enabling organizations to accelerate digital transformation throughout the continent. Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™, today announced it has completed its deal to acquire West African data center and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for an enterprise
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MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its fiber optic network infrastructure to the Lagos Free Zone in Lekki. Being the first private free Zone in Nigeria, the Lagos Free Zone aims to be the preferred investment hub in Nigeria with best-in-class infrastructure, facilities, and services. With
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MDXi, a MainOne company and West Africa’s leading data center company, has provided a roadmap to optimise business operations in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry at a webinar titled; “Optimizing Business Operations in Oil and Gas Industry with MDXi Cloud and colocation solutions.” The high-impact, virtual conference offered insights into myriad benefits of data center
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For the February/March 2022 issue of Capacity Media Magazine, MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke sits down with Natalie Bannerman to talk about next steps for the company following the company’s acquisition by Equinix. Read excerpts below: On how Equinix’s acquisition of MainOne came about, Opeke acknowledged that Equinix had always intended to enter Africa, and the deal
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MainOne, the leading provider of connectivity solutions for businesses in West Africa is empowering enterprises to adopt Cloud technology by connecting businesses across the region directly and privately to public cloud service providers with its Cloud Connect Service. The MainOne Cloud Connect service ensures direct, secure, and reliable network connectivity between enterprise data centers or
