Amsterdam Internet Exchange Partners with Equinix's MainData to Launch Neutral Internet Exchange Services in Lagos
AMS-IX, one of the world's largest internet exchange operators, and MainData Nigeria Limited (MDXi), an Equinix company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate and develop the services of Internet exchange in Africa.
AMS-IX will establish an Internet Exchange Point at MDXi, MainOne's independent data center in Lagos, Nigeria. MDXi will act as a strategic AMS-IX partner and reseller for AMS-IX in West Africa.
This strategic partnership between AMS-IX and MDXi will deliver enhanced interconnect capabilities for existing and new customers on the exchange, further facilitating content distribution in the West African region. Through this partnership, content delivery networks, application providers and hosting companies will now be able to exchange Internet traffic locally through the rich interconnected ecosystem of networks, large enterprises, cloud service providers and network operators available on MDXi.
Onno Bos, Director of International Partnerships at AMS-IX: "Lagos is the ideal place to serve as a content hub for West and Central Africa, as it is strategically located in a region in full development with landing sites for international submarine cables connecting Africa to the EMEA region and beyond. We are excited to work with such a strong partner as MainOne to expand this vibrant connectivity community." /p>
Oluwasayo Oshadami, GM, Technical Solutions, MainOne, said, "We are delighted to be working with AMS-IX. AMS-IX has over 25 years of experience building, operating and growing Internet exchanges worldwide.This partnership is an important step in realizing our long-term strategy to become a leading, carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company, bringing a full range of transformative technologies in Africa.”
MDXi and AMS-IX are committed to making Lagos a regional content hub that serves users across West and Central Africa. Partners intend to seek alliances to connect with local telecom operators and IXs to help grow and support local ecosystems.
AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral member-based association that operates several interconnection platforms around the world. Our leading hub in Amsterdam has played a crucial role at the heart of the internet for over 25 years and is one of the largest internet traffic hubs in the world with over 10 terabits per second (Tbps) of peak traffic. Connecting to AMS-IX assures customers such as ISPs, telcos, and cloud providers that their global IP traffic is routed efficiently, quickly, securely, stable, and cost-effectively. This allows them to deliver low latency and engaging online experiences for end users. AMS-IX interconnects over 1000 IP networks worldwide.
AMS-IX also manages the world's first mobile interconnection points: the Global Roaming Exchange (GRX), Mobile Data Exchange (MDX), and Internetwork Packet Exchange (I-IPX) interconnection points.
MDXi, an Equinix company, is the leading data center provider in West Africa. Its carrier-neutral data centers, with a combined capacity of 5MW in the key markets of Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, provide access to all major internet exchanges, providers network provider and ISP in the West African region.
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AMS-IX, one of the world's largest internet exchange operators, and MainData Nigeria Limited (MDXi), an Equinix company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate and develop the services of Internet exchange in Africa.
AMS-IX will establish an Internet Exchange Point at MDXi, MainOne's independent data center in Lagos, Nigeria. MDXi will act as a strategic AMS-IX partner and reseller for AMS-IX in West Africa.
This strategic partnership between AMS-IX and MDXi will deliver enhanced interconnect capabilities for existing and new customers on the exchange, further facilitating content distribution in the West African region. Through this partnership, content delivery networks, application providers and hosting companies will now be able to exchange Internet traffic locally through the rich interconnected ecosystem of networks, large enterprises, cloud service providers and network operators available on MDXi.
Onno Bos, Director of International Partnerships at AMS-IX: "Lagos is the ideal place to serve as a content hub for West and Central Africa, as it is strategically located in a region in full development with landing sites for international submarine cables connecting Africa to the EMEA region and beyond. We are excited to work with such a strong partner as MainOne to expand this vibrant connectivity community." /p>
Oluwasayo Oshadami, GM, Technical Solutions, MainOne, said, "We are delighted to be working with AMS-IX. AMS-IX has over 25 years of experience building, operating and growing Internet exchanges worldwide.This partnership is an important step in realizing our long-term strategy to become a leading, carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company, bringing a full range of transformative technologies in Africa.”
MDXi and AMS-IX are committed to making Lagos a regional content hub that serves users across West and Central Africa. Partners intend to seek alliances to connect with local telecom operators and IXs to help grow and support local ecosystems.
AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral member-based association that operates several interconnection platforms around the world. Our leading hub in Amsterdam has played a crucial role at the heart of the internet for over 25 years and is one of the largest internet traffic hubs in the world with over 10 terabits per second (Tbps) of peak traffic. Connecting to AMS-IX assures customers such as ISPs, telcos, and cloud providers that their global IP traffic is routed efficiently, quickly, securely, stable, and cost-effectively. This allows them to deliver low latency and engaging online experiences for end users. AMS-IX interconnects over 1000 IP networks worldwide.
AMS-IX also manages the world's first mobile interconnection points: the Global Roaming Exchange (GRX), Mobile Data Exchange (MDX), and Internetwork Packet Exchange (I-IPX) interconnection points.
MDXi, an Equinix company, is the leading data center provider in West Africa. Its carrier-neutral data centers, with a combined capacity of 5MW in the key markets of Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, provide access to all major internet exchanges, providers network provider and ISP in the West African region.
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