Digital Realty’s Medallion launches second data center in Lagos
Medallion Data Center a Digital Realty company, has launched its second data center in Lagos, Nigeria, following the completion of its rebrand. The new data center, called LOS2, has an…
Label telecoms infrastructure critical national infrastructure, industry charges the government
Industry leaders at the 2023 edition of the Nigerian Peering & Interconnection Forum (ngPIF), hosted by the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and the Nigerian Network Operators Group (NNOG)…
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Starlink applies to launch 30,000 W-band LEO satellites
SpaceX's Starlink unit is planning to deploy thousands of W-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites as part of its satellite internet network. The network, known as ESIAFI II, will consist…
Navigating the path of local internet traffic in West Africa
By Ayomide Jones In our digitally connected world, understanding the flow of internet traffic is crucial for optimizing connectivity, reducing latency, and enhancing the overall user experience. In West Africa,…
Improved regulation to boost Nigeria’s internet traffic by 1000% in five years, industry stakeholders say
Stakeholders in Nigeria's digital infrastructure industry have called for improved regulation to support the sector's growth, forecasting that internet traffic in the country could increase by 1000% in the next…
Raxio raises $46m in equity funding and $170m in debt, announces CEO succession plan
Raxio, a leading carrier-neutral, data center company in Africa, has announced that it has raised $46 million in equity funding from existing shareholders, Roha and Meridiam, and $170 million in…
MainOne, Subsea Cloud CEOs appointed distinguished emPOWERED ambassadors
Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne (an Equinix Company), and Maxie Reynolds, CEO of Subsea Cloud have been appointed as distinguished ambassadors for the newly launched eMPOWERED Network, an initiative of…
Edge computing, digital transformation, others will drive data center growth in Africa – Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres
In this interview, Africa Hyperscalers Media’s Temi Os speaks to Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres, Dr., Krishnan Ranganath, to discuss the African data center and cloud, industry,…
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Data centres weigh price hike as energy costs soar
The high cost of energy is forcing data centres in Nigeria to consider increasing the price of their services – a development that would impact the cost of internet and…
Rwanda claims world’s first 5G HAP trials in partnership with SoftBank
The Government of Rwanda has partnered with SoftBank Corporation to successfully test SoftBank's proprietary 5G communications payload in the stratosphere, using solar-powered High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) unmanned aerial vehicle…