Tech
TelCables Nigeria to open new presence in Lagos to boost connectivity, cloud access across West Africa
TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of global ICT solutions and services provider Angola Cables, said it will open a new PoP at the Lagos Rack Centre facility to boost low-latency interconnectivity and cloud access across West Africa.
Fernando Fernandes, CEO of TelCables Nigeria and West Africa, said this strategic expansion aims to significantly enhance digital connectivity across West Africa using the extensive Angola Cables backbone network to support businesses and communities in obtaining easier, more affordable access to digital content and services.
“The new PoP at Rack Centre represents a crucial step towards strengthening the digital infrastructure of West Africa, providing faster, more reliable internet access to local enterprises, government institutions, and individuals by localising traffic,” explained Fernandes.
He added that with direct access to the Angola Cables’ SACS and Wacs subsea cable connections, data traffic can be more efficiently routed to South American and US markets and onto Europe via EllaLink as a standard routing option or as a redundancy option should the need arise to redirect traffic.
READ ALSO: Gebeya establishes innovative ecosystem to bridge shortage of AI skills in Africa
Rack Centre CEO Lars Johannisson said that the Rack Centre Lagos campus, which is currently being expanded with the addition of the LGS 2 Data Centre, is nearing completion, bringing the data centre campus capacity to 13.5 MW of IT power and 7200 meters of space. “The significance of this is that once completed, operators like TelCables, hyperscalers, businesses, telecom operators, and service providers will have access to the world-class carrier and cloud-neutral infrastructure to securely scale their digital operations, ultimately fostering economic growth in Nigeria and the West Africa region,” notes Johannisson.
Rack Centre Lagos already accommodates over 68 telecommunication carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and global Tier 1 networks.
Johannisson said that the LGS 2 data centre has also been developed to ensure AI readiness to allow for enhanced data processing and storage capabilities, which are critical for businesses and organisations that are embracing artificial intelligence and machine learning. “This is a major step for Africa’s digital development, as access to the infrastructure necessary to drive and expand digital ecosystems across the continent, boost innovation, and ultimately drive economic growth within Nigeria and across the continent will be readily available.
“TelCables, powered by the Angola Cables network, is a growing entity within the Nigerian geography, and we firmly believe that collaboration is the key to building and promoting resilient and efficient digital infrastructure.”Our partnership with Rack Centre is part of a greater vision, and if we can do this together, we are setting the right course for Africa’s future prosperity as a contributor to the rapidly evolving digital economy,” concluded Fernandes.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
