MainOne launches new subsidiary and data centre in Nigeria

20 Jan 2015

MainOne, the Nigerian provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, has announced the opening of its premier Tier III Lekki Data Centre to address the growing demand for colocation, cloud and disaster-recovery services in West Africa. The company has also announced that the purpose-built facility designed to international TIA 942 standards will be managed under a new subsidiary branded as MDX-i.

-R: Olusola Oworu, Hon. Commissioner, Commerce & Industry, Lagos State; Fola Adeola, Chairman, MainOne; Omobola Johnson, Hon. Minister of Communications Technology and Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne at the launch of MainOne's new Tier III Data Center, MDX-i

Speaking at the launch, the Chairman of MainOne, Fola Adeola, reiterated the company's commitment to nurture the growth and impact of the internet ecosystem through the provision of high-quality infrastructure to power businesses and governments across West Africa.

The CEO of MainOne, Funke Opeke, said: "We are delighted to launch West Africa's largest and best-connected data centre. This reaffirms our capabilities in meeting the needs of business for reliable connectivity and data centre services in a dynamic and fast-paced global economy."

During a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring the Nigeria's Minister of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, as well as other notable industry leaders, the facility was declared opened and ready for service for enterprises and government in West Africa.

A notable accomplishment

In her comments, the Minister of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, said that the launch of MDX-I data centre facility is a notable accomplishment that complements initiatives required to further drive the realisation of the national broadband plan Nigeria. "Availability of world-class data centres in Nigeria is critical infrastructure required for the implementation of our broadband initiatives. The accomplishment by MainOne is indeed significant as it provides an outsourcing and cost-effective model to further drive ICT adoption."

MDX-i's Tier III Lekki Data Centre is the first of many planned data centres by the company in Nigeria. It is a N7 billion investment and has capacity for 600 racks. The data centre provides corporate customers with world-class colocation, cloud and managed services, and the first set of customers will enjoy services starting from next week.

For more information, go to www.mdx-i.com