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- 20 Apr 2015
Vodacom Business Connects to Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
Vodacom Business Nigeria has connected its global network to the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN). The IXPN provides a platform that allows several Internet Service Providers (ISPs)…
- 10 Sept 2017
Nigeria, Ghana Move to Localize Internet Content
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has provided link with Ghana Internet Exchange Point thereby making it the first of such interconnection in the sub-region, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has…
- 13 Sept 2022
Africa Data Centres Joins Forces with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities in Africa, and part of the Cassava Technologies group, has taken a significant step…
- 24 Mar 2019
IXPN Now Regional Internet Exchange for West Africa with African Union’s Support
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has become a regional internet exchange with the support of the African Union Commission. In 2016, following a response to a call for proposals issued by…
- 20 Feb 2026
IXPN Positions as the Regional Internet Exchange Hub for West Africa
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria is positioning as a regional Internet Exchange hub for West Africa in terms of infrastructure and traffic. Muhammed Rudman, chief executive officer, IXPN, stated…
- 12 Apr 2026
Digital Realty, IXPN Expand Peering Network with New Internet Exchange Point of Presence in Nigeria
Digital Realty, the world’s largest cloud and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the activation of a new internet exchange point of presence (PoP) for the Internet Exchange Point…
- 4 Feb 2015
Rack Centre, IXPN Ink Deal to Provide Enhanced Internet Exchange Point
Rack Centre and the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) are delighted to announce the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point at Rack Centre’s Tier III, carrier neutral data centre in…
- 8 Dec 2009
Offshore Providers frustrate Connection to Internet Exchange Point
The presence of offshore providers in the internet service delivery space has significantly reduced the connection of internet service providers (ISPs) to the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria,…
- 12 Jul 2021
Africa’s Internet Exchange Points See Growth – Internet Society
The number of internet exchange points (IXPs) established on the African continent has grown from 19 in 2012, to 46 in 2020. This indicates a 58% increase over the past few years, according to the…
- 21 Nov 2023
Anambra ICT Agency Gears up for Digital Transformation, Hosts Interactive Session for Establishment of Internet Exchange Point
Anambra State ICT Agency, in partnership with the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), is set to engage Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the…
- 17 Apr 2023
AMS-IX, MDXi Launch a New Internet Exchange for Lagos
AMS-IX, one of the largest Internet Exchange operators in the world, and MDXi, an Equinix company, are pleased to announce that they launched a new Internet Exchange in Lagos, Nigeria. The new…
- 8 Apr 2013
IXPN, NiRA to Hold Local Internet Content Forum
The Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), is collaborating with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), managers of Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain, .ng, to organise Local…
- 12 Oct 2018
Nigeria Exchanges 110 Gigabyte Per Second of Traffic Locally
Nigeria internet ecosystem has achieved a significant milestone with the exchange of 110 gigabtye per second bandwidth of traffic locally, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. This feat…
- 21 Sept 2010
Juwah Pledges Support for Internet Exchange Point
To ensure the tangible success of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Dr. Eugene Juwah, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has pledge the support of…
- 27 Oct 2021
IXPN Engages with Stakeholders in Kano, Harps on Improving the Internet Ecosystem
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), last week in Kano, one of Nigeria's commercial cities engaged stakeholders from various sectors on the benefits and impact of connecting to the exchange…
- 22 Apr 2025
Nigeria Hits 1 Terabit Internet Traffic Milestone
IXPN, Nigeria’s leading Internet Exchange Point, is proud to announce a landmark achievement: crossing 1 Terabit per second (1Tbps) in aggregate peak domestic internet traffic for the first time.…
- 6 Oct 2008
Nigeria, Others Spend $400m on Local Traffic Annually—Rudman
Mohammed Rudman, managing director, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria is a multitalented IT expert who has contributed immensely to the development of the industry in Nigeria. He has worked with…
- 13 Jun 2022
IXPN Trains Telcos, ISPs on Border Gateway Protocol to Localise Internet Traffic
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has trained internet services providers and telecommunications services providers on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Attendees in the recent capacity building…
- 20 May 2018
Nigeria Set to Keep 30% of Internet Traffic Local
Nigeria has made giant stride in its quest to make local internet traffic local by achieving 30 percent of domestication of local internet traffic, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. …
- 29 Oct 2018
MDXI Launches West Africa’s Carrier-Neutral Internet Exchange (IX) with Asteroid
West Africa’s largest data centre provider, MDXI and global IXP platform provider, Asteroid have partnered to launch a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for West Africa. The West African…
- 1 Mar 2020
Lack of Technical Capacity Frustrates Migration of Nigeria Internet Content Home
Lack of technical know-how is said to be frustrating some Nigerian companies from migrating their Nigerian internet content home, Nigeria CommunicationsWeekhas learnt. The cost of hosting in the…
- 28 Jun 2015
Nigeria Loses Money, Content as Internet Traffic Heads Abroad
Mohammed Rudman, managing director, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), has said that keeping local traffic local and avoiding international links, would help local operators and users reap…
- 23 Aug 2022
AMS-IX, MDXi, Sign MOU to Launch Neutral Internet Exchange Services in Lagos
AMS-IX will be setting up an internet exchange at MDXi, the carrier-neutral Data Center of MainOne in Lagos Nigeria. MDXi will act as AMS-IX strategic partner and reseller for AMS-IX in West Africa.…
- 25 Sept 2023
IXPN, Medallion DC Rally Stakeholders on Internet Peering and Interconnectivity
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria and Medallion Datacenters, West Africa’s most…
- 17 Nov 2025
AfriTECH 5.0: IXPN Boss Calls for National Commitment to Local Traffic Exchange
Muhammed Rudman, Managing Director of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), has underscored the urgent need for Nigeria to strengthen its local traffic exchange ecosystem, describing it as a…
- 22 Nov 2015
Internet Society Collaborates IXPN to Train Internet Service Providers
The Internet Society in partnership with the Internet eXchange Point in Nigeria (IXPN) have just concluded an “Internet Routing Technologies and IXP interconnection” workshop. Held from 16-20…
- 21 May 2018
Rudman, IXPN Boss to Chair DigitalSENSE Forum 2018
Mr. Muhammed Rudman, managing director and chief executive officer of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), would early next month, June, preside over the annual 2018 edition of Nigeria…
- 27 Feb 2017
IXPN, MainOne MDXi Partner on Local Peering of Transit Traffic
MainData Nigeria (MDXi) and the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) have announced a partnership aimed at expanding the peering of Internet Transit traffic within Nigeria. The partnership seeks…
- 27 Oct 2024
ngPIF Forum: Key Stakeholders Discuss Expanding Nigeria’s Internet Infrastructure
Last week, key stakeholders in Africa’s internet ecosystem gathered in Lagos for the Nigerian Peering and Interconnection Forum (ngPIF), where they explored strategies for expanding Nigeria’s rapidly…
- 2 Oct 2017
Keeping Internet Traffic Local Can Improve Nigeria's Cyber Security-Mohammed Rudman
By chukwuemeka fred agbata All serious digitally-driven economies invest heavily in infrastructure and one critical aspect is what is known as an Internet Exchange Point, IXP, which is simply a…