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Bigger, Faster, Better – Funke Opeke Talks Equinix Acquisition

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 Expands Global Cloud Connect Services to Drive Business Digital Transition in West Africa

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

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Africa CEO Forum Webinar: Watch Leading Operators Discuss Data Center & Cloud Services in Africa

Data centers are the main enablers of the digital economy, which is growing two and a half times faster than global GDP.  Today Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s data centers supply and does not have the capacity to store, process and control its data. Yet Africa is potentially the most attractive continent for data center investment. MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke joins other distinguished speakers inclduing Deputy Managing Director, West Africa Data Bridge, Patrice Tano; Managing Director, Africa Data Centres, Paul-Francois Cattier; Vice President Cloud and AI Africa, Huawei Northern Africa,

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MainOne Celebrates Commencement of Edo Tech Park, Powers with High-speed Internet

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo joined Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki to kick off the construction of the Edo Tech Park (ETP). The park, a mini city for software engineers, is being developed in Benin by Decagon, one of Africa’s leading source of world-class engineers. Designed to be an exciting live, work and play project

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Equinix to Expand into Africa with Acquisition of MainOne

Expansion Aims to Enable Organizations to Accelerate Digital Transformation throughout Africa Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™, today announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The acquisition is expected to close

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Why MDXi Built Nigeria’s Most Environmental-friendly Data Center Campus

Gbenga Adegbiji, the Chief Operating Officer at MDXi, MainOne’s data center subsidiary and West Africa’s leading data center company, has reavealed why MDXi built Nigeria’s most environmental friendly data center campus. In this interview with Tech Point, Adegbiji spoke candidly about MDXi’s vast impact on Digital Infrastructure in West Africa, the nagging challenges and Lekki

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MainOne Supports VIPNET with Increased Internet Capacity

MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has upgraded Ivorian ISP, VIPNET’s capacity from 155Mbps to 1Gbps. VIPNET is a telecommunications operator that provides connectivity services and technology integration solutions through the national broadband coverage. Over the years, VIPNET has positioned itself as one of the major internet providers in Côte d’Ivoire

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MAINONE SUPPORTS HOST COMMUNITY AS IT RENOVATES SCHOOL IN LAGOS

MainOne Supports Host Community as it Rennovates School in Lagos

MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider, has again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to its host communities by equipping schools for improved educational effectiveness. Under the umbrella of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility program, MainOne adopted Ogombo Community Junior Secondary School, Lagos, as the recipient of the 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility program.

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MDXi Expands Lekki Data Center; Launches New Facility Q1, 2022

Nearly four months after the launch of its prestigious Tier III facility at Appolonia City, Accra, Ghana, MDXi, a MainOne company has announced the expansion of its Lekki data center facilities in Lagos.  This expansion tagged “Lekki II” will be the latest addition to the portfolio of MDXi, which is already the leading commercial data

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