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Ghana is a major interconnection hub in the making – Abayomi Adebanjo

Vice President, Regional Operations for West Africa, MainOne an Equinix Company, Abayomi Adebanjo, was interviewed in the latest Communications Africa Magazine Issue. In the interview, Adebanjo shed more light on the MainOne Ghana business and its role in stimulating the local market; MDXi Appolonia Data Center; future plans for the market and MainOne Ghana being […]

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MainOne, an Equinix Company’s MDXi Appolonia Achieves TCCF, Now Most Certified Data Center in Ghana

MDXi Appolonia, the data center subsidiary of MainOne, an Equinix company in Ghana, has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. With this new milestone, MDXi Appolonia becomes the leading data center provider in Ghana with the top 4 certifications in the industry; the Tier III Constructed Facility certification,

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Over Half of Businesses in Nigeria Planning to Expand Locally Despite Supply Chain, Cyber-Security, and Recruitment Challenges

Nigerian survey data also shows that 34% of IT decision makers in Nigeria are planning to move to a new region and 33% into a new country 58% of IT decision makers in Nigeria view a shortage of personnel with IT skills as one of the main threats to their business Equinix completed the acquisition

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MainOne, an Equinix Company, Supports Host Community in Lagos as it Renovates School

West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider MainOne, an Equinix Company, has undertaken important improvement and renovation work at Okun Ajah Community Senior Secondary School, Eti Osa, Lagos, as this year’s recipient of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility program. The school, which is a government owned secondary school close to the Lekki Data

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Ike Nana Amoatin, Product Manager, MainOne; Emmanuel Kwarteng, Country Manager, MainOne Ghana; Charles Bonnaire, Business Development Manager, Equinix, Amsterdam; Roderick De Boer, Commercial Development Director – Africa, Equinix; Oluwasayo Oshadami, GM Technical Solutions, MainOne.

AFPIF 2022: MainOne, an Equinix Company Leads Drive for Interconnection in Africa; to Host #AfPIF2023 in Ghana

West Africa’s leading provider of Connectivity and Data Center solutions, MainOne, an Equinix Company made new strides towards interconnecting and transforming Sub-Sahara Africa at the just concluded African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF 2022), in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking at the event, Oluwasayo Oshadami, GM Technical Solutions at MainOne, examined the internet landscape in Africa and

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Oluwasayo Oshadami (right), GM, Technical Solutions, MainOne, and International Partnership Director Onno Bos (left) of AMS-IX, signed the deal during the African Peering Forum (AfPIF) in Kigali.

AMS-IX and MDXi, an Equinix Company, Sign MOU to Launch Neutral Internet Exchange Services in Lagos

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

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Experts: Nigerian Businesses Risk Extinction if They Ignore Application Utility Era

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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Highlighting The Power of Global Interconnection for Businesses in West Africa

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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Nerds Unite 2022: Highlighting Limitless Possibilities with Connection to Global Digital Infrastructure

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

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MDXi Lekki II Data Center

MainOne expands Digital footprint with the launch of MDXi Lekki II Data Center

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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