Equinix Commits $140M to Fuel Nigeria’s Digital Expansion
Equinix will launch data centers in Lagos and Port Harcourt. They are also investing $140M to boost bandwidth and expand West Africa’s digital economy.
In a new blog post , Equinix has shed light on its several next steps that involve its digital growth in Africa.
The first development that Equinix shared is that they will open Equinix LG3, their third data center in Lagos , as well as Equinix PR1, their first data center in Port Harcourt, iithin the next several months,
The latter will be a landing site for the 2Africa cable system, and it will be the first Nigerian cable landing outside of Lagos.
This will help provide much-needed bandwidth in southern Nigeria, the heart of the country’s oil industry.
– Excerpt from the Blog Post
Equinix has also announced a $140 million in investments over the next two years to expand existing facilities in the region.
Our vendor-neutral platform and robust interconnection capabilities can help industry ecosystems form in West Africa and work together to grow the region’s digital economy.
– Excerpt from the Blog Post
