{"id":561,"date":"2025-04-14T23:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/?p=561"},"modified":"2025-04-14T23:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:35:18","slug":"equinix-to-invest-140-million-in-southern-nigerias-digital-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/?p=561","title":{"rendered":"Equinix to Invest $140 Million in Southern Nigeria\u2019s Digital Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5731-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Global data center giant Equinix is making a bold move to expand Nigeria\u2019s internet infrastructure! The company which acquired MainOne for $320 million in 2022 has announced a fresh $140 million investment aimed at strengthening digital connectivity across southern Nigeria over the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">This expansion includes a brand-new data center in Port Harcourt (PR1), which will also host Meta\u2019s powerful 2Africa submarine cable, marking a major step toward breaking Lagos\u2019 long-standing dominance in Nigeria\u2019s digital landscape. Additionally, Equinix will scale up its LG3 data center in Lagos to meet rising enterprise and cloud demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Beyond boosting capacity, Equinix is also addressing network resilience by routing traffic over multiple cables to minimize disruptions and improve internet reliability across West Africa. With Nigeria\u2019s broadband penetration still sitting at 45%, far from its 70% target by 2025.<\/p><p>Equinix\u2019s investment, combined with government initiatives like the Broadband Alliance, could be key to closing the digital divide and unlocking new economic opportunities beyond Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Want the full scoop? Dive into the details here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed p1\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P4NzxrxZtf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techcabal.com\/2025\/04\/14\/equinix-to-invest-140-million-to-expand-internet\/\">Equinix to invest $140 million to expand internet access in Southern Nigeria<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Equinix to invest $140 million to expand internet access in Southern Nigeria&#8221; &#8212; TechCabal\" src=\"https:\/\/techcabal.com\/2025\/04\/14\/equinix-to-invest-140-million-to-expand-internet\/embed\/#?secret=UwOVyLFjFz#?secret=P4NzxrxZtf\" data-secret=\"P4NzxrxZtf\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global data center giant Equinix is making a bold move to expand Nigeria\u2019s internet infrastructure! The company which acquired MainOne for $320 million in 2022 has announced a fresh $140 million investment aimed at strengthening digital connectivity across southern Nigeria over the next two years. This expansion includes a brand-new data center in Port Harcourt&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":562,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techstream.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}