Nigerian data center, cloud, and connectivity companies were the big winners at the 7th annual Tech Innovation Awards (TIA), held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.
The TIA is the most esteemed accolade in the Nigerian ICT space, celebrating organizations, governments, and individuals that have distinguished themselves over the years and are at the forefront of digitization with innovative products and services.
Stakeholders in the industry that won the awards include: Medallion Data Centers (Data Center Leadership Award), Infobip (Innovative Cloud Communications Provider of the Year), Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Emerging Enterprise Connectivity Provider), TerragonPrime (Best Cloud-Based Product of the Year), Avanti Communications(Satellite Company of the Year) and Huawei (Network Infrastructure Provider of the Year).
Other winners include Open Access Data Centers (Innovative Emerging Data Center), ICSL (Innovative Connectivity Provider of the Year), Broadbased Communications (Wholesale Open Access Provider of the Year and Metropolis Fiber Infrastructure Provider of the Year), Unitellas (Cloud Infrastructure Provider of the Year) and HIS (Telecoms Infrastructure Company of the Year).
Some industry personalities also received recognition for their outstanding commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology in Nigeria. Some of these include Ayotunde (Tunde) Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC), who was recognised as the Data Center Personality of the Year; Ikechukwu Nnamani, CEO of Medallion Data Centers, who received the Data Center Lifetime Achievement Award, Temitope Osunrinde, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Tizeti, recognised as Tech Marketing Personality of the Year, and Reuben Oshomah, West Africa Regional Director, Avanti who was recognised as the Satellite Personality of the Year.
These awards symbolize the remarkable achievements of colocation, cloud, and connectivity stakeholders at the Tech Innovation Awards (TIA). They stand as a testament to the flourishing data center and connectivity ecosystem in Nigeria, highlighting the rapid expansion and maturation of these pivotal sectors within the nation’s tech landscape. Each winner’s dedication to excellence and innovation reinforces Nigeria’s growing prominence on the global stage in data center and cloud technology, inspiring further investment, and development to establish Nigeria as a regional leader in data management, cloud computing, and connectivity solutions.
Hosted by Instinct Wave Group, the 7th Annual Tech Innovation Awards (TIA) has solidified its position as the most distinguished accolade in the ICT sector, recognizing organizations, governments, and individuals leading the charge towards digitization through groundbreaking products and services.
