MainOne Nigeria (MDXi) and the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), on Friday announced a partnership aimed at expanding the peering of Internet transit traffic within Nigeria.
Temitope Osunrinde, the Media Personnel of MainOne, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos.
He said that the partnership would seek to take advantage of the numerous networks and content providers already connected to MainOne to grow traffic in the Nigerian Internet Exchange.
“The open access submarine cable system, Tier III Data Centre and IP transit network is already connected to the Lagos, Accra, London and Amsterdam Internet Exchanges.
“The MDXi will bring to the exchange the capacity to connect directly with the greatest number of IP transit and Content Delivery networks in West Africa.
“This will enhance local internet performance, lower costs and minimise traffic bottlenecks for Internet traffic in Nigeria,” he said.
Also the Chief Executive Officer of the IXPN, Muhammed Rudman highlighted efforts of the Exchange to deepen local content via partnerships focused on the creation and hosting of content in-country.
The statement quoted him saying, “Our partnership with MDXi provides our members direct and more cost-effective interconnection with their partners, leveraging hosting in MDXi’s Tier III Data Center, and access via MainOne’s open-access submarine cable.
“This will enhance local internet performance, lower costs and minimise traffic bottlenecks for Internet traffic in Nigeria,” he said.
The MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke also reiterated the company’s vision for improved connectivity across West Africa.
“MainOne is committed to the penetration of high quality and affordable broadband internet services in West Africa.
“Bringing the IXPN closer to our network plays an important role in helping us realise that vision not only for Nigeria, but for all of West Africa.
“Hosting the IXPN in our data centre, MDXi will continue to impact positively on the digital transformation of Nigeria and the overall growth of the Nigerian economy.
“It will enable internet traffic originating and terminating on any network in Nigeria to remain in-country,” she said.
