TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of Angola Cables, is set to establish a new point of presence (PoP) at the Lagos Rack Centre facility. This strategic move aims to provide low-latency interconnectivity and cloud access across West Africa, significantly enhancing the region’s digital infrastructure.
Fernando Fernandes, CEO of TelCables Nigeria and West Africa, emphasized that the primary objective of this expansion is to leverage the extensive Angola Cables backbone network. This will facilitate easier and more affordable access to digital content and services for businesses and communities throughout West Africa.
“The new PoP at Rack Centre represents a crucial step towards strengthening the digital infrastructure of West Africa, providing faster, more reliable internet access to local enterprises, government institutions, and individuals by localising traffic,” Fernandes stated.
He further explained that with direct access to Angola Cables’ South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) and West Africa Cable System (WACS) subsea connections, data traffic can be routed more efficiently to South American and US markets, as well as Europe, via EllaLink. This setup offers a regular routing option or serves as a redundancy option if traffic needs to be redirected.
Lars Johannisson, CEO of Rack Centre, highlighted that the Lagos site is currently undergoing expansion with the addition of the LGS 2 Data Centre. This expansion will increase the complex’s capacity to 13.5MW of IT power and 7,200 square meters of space.
“The significance of this is that once completed, operators like TelCables, hyperscalers, businesses, telecom operators, and service providers will have access to world-class carrier and cloud-neutral infrastructure to securely scale their digital operations, ultimately fostering economic growth in Nigeria and the West Africa region,” Johannisson explained.
Rack Centre Lagos currently hosts over 68 telecommunication carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and global Tier 1 networks. Johannisson also noted that the LGS 2 data centre is designed to be AI-ready, enhancing data processing and storage capabilities crucial for enterprises and organizations adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning.
“This is a major step for Africa’s digital development as access to the infrastructure necessary to drive and expand digital ecosystems across the continent, boost innovation, and ultimately drive economic growth within Nigeria and across the continent will be readily available,” Johannisson added.
Fernandes concluded by emphasizing the importance of collaboration in building resilient and efficient digital infrastructure.;
TelCables, powered by the Angola Cables network, is a growing entity within the Nigerian geography, and we firmly believe that collaboration is the key in building and promoting resilient and efficient digital infrastructure. Our partnership with Rack Centre is part of a greater vision, and if we can do this together, we are setting the right course for Africa’s future prosperity as a contributor to the rapidly evolving digital economy.
