What Digital Realty's IXPN Move Means for Lagos Data Centres
Digital Realty is expanding its internet exchange point (IXPN) presence in Lagos, Nigeria, by activating a new point of presence at its Ibeju-Lekki data centre. This expansion enhances local interconnection capabilities, reduces latency, and supports Nigeria's growing digital economy by linking international subsea cable infrastructure with local exchange points.
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“Digital Realty is activating a new internet exchange point of presence for the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) at its Ibeju-Lekki data centre in Lagos”
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“The move builds on IXPN’s existing presence at the company’s Victoria Island campus”
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“IXPN’s exchange points are now present across 12 data centres nationwide, with full coverage of major facilities in Lagos”
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Wikipedia entries mention IXPN's existence and founding but do not specify the number of data centres (12) or Lagos coverage. No direct confirmation of the claim found.
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— Anambra State ICT Agency, established in 2019, is a parastatal under the Anambra State Government to drive ICT innovations for a digital state. The parastatal was established under the administration …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anambra_State_ICT_Agency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anambra_State_ICT_Agency
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— The Internet Exchange Point Of Nigeria (IXPN) is a neutral and not-for-profit Internet exchange point (IXP) founded in 2006 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in partnership with the Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Exchange_Point_Of_Nig…
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— This is a list of Internet exchange networks by size, measured by peak data rate (throughput), with additional data on location, establishment and average throughput.
Generally only exchanges with mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_exchange_poin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_exchange_poin…
“Activating a point of presence (PoP) in Lekki increases the number of interconnection options within Digital Realty’s data centre environment”
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“The activation in Lekki establishes a dual-campus model for Digital Realty in Lagos, linking its Victoria Island and Ibeju-Lekki sites”
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“Both Victoria Island and Ibeju-Lekki facilities operate as carrier-neutral data centres”
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“The Lekki data centre serves as a landing point for the 2Africa subsea cable system”
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“Linking the 2Africa cable with IXPN at Lekki reduces the need for data to travel outside the region before returning to local users”
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“IXPN’s membership includes more than 130 organisations spanning internet service providers, global content platforms and cloud operators”
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“Peak domestic internet traffic at IXPN exceeded one terabit per second in April 2025 and rose to more than two terabits per second by March 2026”
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“Expanding IXPN’s presence within Digital Realty’s Lagos campuses provides additional capacity and interconnection options”
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