MainOne’s drive to spread technology widely across Nigeria and West Africa has seen it pitch the tent of a new digital centre in Lekki II, Lagos.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State was on hand to launch the centre by the Funke Opeke led MainOne Cable Company recently acquired by Equinix, the United States based world digital infrastructure company.
Governor Sanwo-Olu praised MainOne for building a digital infrastructure that is in line with his government’s strategy to make Lagos State a 21st Century Smart City.
“Lagos is already on the map as the leading destination for technology companies on the African continent. Lagos is the commercial nerve centre of the country and we will continue to create an enabling environment for businesses to flourish by ensuring our policies support investment and create opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors.
“We can see that Equinix is now poised not only to be the biggest digital infrastructure player in Nigeria but in Africa, and we welcome Equinix to the heartbeat of the country, the Centre of Excellence, the largest economy in Africa and the technology transformation hub of Africa.” the governor enthused.
Funke Opeke, chief executive officer, MainOne, expressed her excitement, saying: “We are delighted to be expanding our Lekki Campus today to increase capacity in our region. Indeed, having a parent company that is the world’s digital company choose to enter Africa through the acquisition of MainOne is a bold statement.
“Equinix recognizes that Lagos has the potential to become the digital infrastructure hub for Africa and we are delighted that through this acquisition Equinix will extend its network of 240 data centres in 66 markets to Lagos.
“Our plans include further expansion to the Lekki Campus to accommodate the requirements of global hyperscalers and regional businesses as we expand to connect the over 10,000 companies already on the Equinix platform. These businesses will now have access to our region and local businesses will come onboard to interconnect with them.”
