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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 5 Apr 2016
IXPN Becomes West Africa’s Regional IXP
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has been elevated to the status of the West African regional Internet Exchange Point, according to Muhammed Rudman, managing director and chief executive…
- 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…
- 23 May 2023
2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum Gets NCC, IXPN Backing
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) are thudding support for the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for…
- 13 Aug 2024
IXPN Drives Regional Internet Growth in North-East Nigeria
Following the handing over of a Point of Presence (PoP) in Gombe to the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) earlier this year, the organization…
- 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…
- 12 Jan 2009
GSM Operators, Banks Shun IXPN
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, MTN, Glo and Zain as well as all the banks in the country are yet interconnect their internet point to Internet Exchange point of Nigeria…
- 21 Jun 2023
ADC Expands Deal with London Internet Exchange
Africa Data Centres (ADC) has broadened its partnership with the London Internet Exchange (LINX) after being engaged as a full point of presence (PoP) for a new East African interconnection hub. The…
- 22 Jun 2023
ADC Partners London Internet Exchange for East Africa Interconnection Hub
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies group, is pleased to announce that the London Internet Exchange (LINX) has brought them on board as a full point of presence (PoP) for the new…
- 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…
- 13 Aug 2019
IXPN Prepares for 10th Africa Peering & Interconnection Forum
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has expressed its readiness for the 10th anniversary edition of the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) to be hosted in Mauritius from 20-22…
- 25 Jun 2020
IXPN Achieves Internet Traffic Milestone with 125Gbps in 2020
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has achieved a milestone in its efforts to ensure that internet services providers in the country exchange their traffic locally by exchanging 125 Gbps…
- 14 Dec 2009
Zain, Etisalat, MTN Connect to IXPN
Zain, Etisalat and MTN, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, are set to connect to Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria in few weeks, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. The…
- 5 Feb 2024
IXPN Unveils 2024 Strategic Plans, Highlights Agenda for Growth
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), one of Africa’s biggest exchange points has unveiled its strategic plans for 2024 with a highlighted agenda for growth, even as it stressed pushing for more…
- 6 Jul 2021
IXP are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa - Report
A new report published by the Internet Society outlines the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the critical role Internet Exchange Points (IXP) play in improving access and lowering…
- 1 Dec 2019
MainOne’s Submarine Cable Ready for Service in Cote d’Ivoire
MainOne has announced its submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project, notable for being the first commercial cable system in service to deploy spectrum sharing…
- 9 Feb 2025
IXPN Holds Annual Forum, Highlights 2024 Milestones and Future Plans
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a critical infrastructure for keeping Nigerian internet traffic within the country, recently held its annual Members' Engagement Forum in Lagos, where…
- 1 Nov 2019
IXPN Upgrades Core Switches to Offer 25GE, 40GE Ports
As part of efforts to improve performance, services and scalability that are critical to today’s evolving Information and Communication Technology industry, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria…
- 14 Jun 2023
IXPN Underscores Benefits of Collaboration, Peering and Local Hosting of Content
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a non-for-profit and membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria has highlighted the…
- 6 Sept 2017
MainOne, First Large Network to Integrate New IPv6 on IXPN
West Africa’s leading connectivity and Data Center solutions provider, MainOne has successfully integrated to the new Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), on the network of the Internet Exchange Point…
- 31 May 2010
ISPs Shun IXPN, Prefer Overseas Exchanges
Hopes of affordable internet services and chances of developing local content on the internet have been hobbled by the reluctance of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other telecommunications…
- 25 Sept 2018
Internet Society Partners Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
The Internet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet…
- 28 Sept 2018
NAPAfrica, Asteroid Partner to Promote Local IXP Interconnection in Africa
Global interconnection platform, Asteroid, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Internet exchange point (IXP) NAPAfrica, which will focus on advancing the development of Internet…
- 5 Feb 2024
IXPN Establishes Point of Presence (POP) @ Open Access Data Centres
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has officially activated its Point of Presence (PoP) at OADC Lagos, which is owned and operated by Open Access Data Centres (OADC), one of Africa's…
- 29 May 2019
AfRALO, NCC, Medallion collaborate DigitalSENSE Africa 2019 Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
The African Regional At-Large Organisations (AfRALO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is collaborating with DigitalSENSE Africa Media for the 2019 Nigeria…