Nigeria has reached a major milestone in its internet localisation drive after the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) upgraded its core network to support 400Gbps peering across the country’s three largest carrier-neutral data centres, significantly boosting the nation’s ability to keep internet traffic within its borders.
The landmark upgrade, IXPN says in a statement seen by Technology Times, strengthens Nigeria’s digital infrastructure by expanding the capacity of its national internet exchange, enabling larger volumes of locally generated internet traffic to remain on domestic networks instead of being routed through international transit providers.
The development is expected to improve internet performance, lower connectivity costs and reinforce the country’s digital sovereignty as demand for high-bandwidth online services continues to accelerate, Nigeria’s IXPN says.
The deployment makes 400Gbps peering available across Equinix LG1, Digital Realty LOS1 and Rack Centre, positioning IXPN to meet rising demand for high-capacity interconnection services from internet service
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