Former MainOne subsidiary is streamlined into Equinix brand

Follows launch of first in 2018

Company expands into South Africa

Newly acquired firm opens another data center

Colo giant to get data centers & cable landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire

Company to set ‘aggressive timeline’ to open facility in Q1 next year

Appolonia Data Center part of a MainOne/MDXi expansion across west Africa

Company close to completing second Nigerian facility, expanding footprint in Ghana, and entering Cote d’Ivoire

The company is set to invest up to $20m to improve the country’s connectivity 

Urges federal government to classify data centers as ”critical national assets”