The 2Africa cable is complete – now comes the hard part: fixing the middle and last mile.

When Meta and its consortium partners confirmed the core completion of the 2Africa subsea cable system, the announcement reverberated far beyond the engineering world. At 45,000 kilometers (inclusive of the…

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Neutral, open, connected: Equinix’s play to anchor West Africa’s interconnection economy.

In a dusty office in Cocody, Abidjan, Lacina Achi refreshes his browser, watching the dashboard of his new e-learning platform come alive. For years, delays and outages were routine, each…

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Equinix gathers West Africa’s internet leaders in Lagos for peering-focused social

Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company is convening West Africa’s top internet infrastructure stakeholders this Friday in Lagos at PeersConnect, a peer-focused gathering designed to foster interconnection, deepen collaboration, and accelerate…

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AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow – Lagos Edition to spotlight Enterprise Infrastructure for the Age of AI.

The Vertiv AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow – Lagos Edition is set to take place on June 26, 2025, convening more than 80 C-suite executives and technology leaders to explore the future of enterprise infrastructure in an…

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Equinix completes JN1 data center, first in South Africa and its fifth in Africa

Equinix has completed its state-of-the-art data center, JN1, in Johannesburg, representing a $160 million investment. The project took approximately 18 months to complete and marks a significant expansion of Equinix's…

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