Our Partners
Our sponsors are the backbone of our success, driving innovation and collaboration within the digital ecosystem. Explore their stories, learn about their contributions, and discover how your organization can join this influential network. Together, we build a stronger, interconnected future.
DIAMOND SPONSOR
Open Access Data Centres (“OADC”) is a subsidiary of WIOCC, established in 2018 with African developmental support/funding from IFC and Proparco; now owned by 10 major African telecom operators and leading Africa focused private equity fund manager, African Capital Alliance (ACA).
OADC is supporting and accelerating Africa’s digital transformation by investing $500m over 5 years (2021-2026) to establish a pan-African presence of Tier III certified inter-linked Carrier Neutral and Open Access data centres. OADC’s aim is to offer truly world-class infrastructure, operations, and services, and to become the pre-eminent pan-African infrastructure partner to Cloud Operators, OTTs, Content Service Providers (CSPs), Telcos/Carriers, Metro Operators, ISPs, Government, Finance & Large Enterprises.
OADC’s LOS1 data centre is on a 4-ha site in the Lekki district of Lagos, close to all major sub-sea cable landing stations. The Equiano subsea cable lands directly into the Data Centre, minimising risks associated with terrestrial backhaul. At full build, the initial 2-ha facility delivers up to 20MW site load via diverse 33kV supplies and 6,200 sqm of IT white space.
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.
MainOne, Solutions by Equinix, is West Africa’s leading connectivity and managed services provider, delivering innovative services that empower the digital transformation of West Africa and beyond. As an Equinix Company, MainOne is committed to accelerating the growth of digital economies by providing top-tier data center services on Platform Equinix, network connectivity solutions throughout the West African region, and cloud services. The organization’s objectives align with the overarching goal of enhancing internet accessibility, reliability, and affordability for businesses and individuals.
GOLD SPONSOR
AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral member-based association that operates multiple interconnection platforms around the world, interconnecting over 1000 IP-networks worldwide. Our leading platform in Amsterdam is one of the largest hubs for internet traffic in the world with over 13 Terabits per second (Tbps) of peak traffic. Connecting to AMS-IX ensures customers such as internet service providers, telecom companies and cloud providers that their global IP traffic is routed in an efficient, fast, secure, stable and cost-effective way. This allows them to offer low latency and engaging online experiences for end-users.
As the leaders in configurable transceivers, FLEXOPTIX are your one stop optics shop – WE DO OPTICS!
With the FLEXBOX series – unrivalled since 2008 – we make the universal transceivers that work with nearly every device.
Tejas Networks designs and manufactures leading-edge telecom products used by communication service providers, utilities, defence and government entities in over 75 countries. The company has a full range of products for building end-to-end telecom networks including wireless access (4G, 5G), fiber broadband (GPON, XGS-PON), optical transmission (DWDM, OTN) and packet switches (Ethernet, IP) that can be managed by a universal, multi-technology network management system. Tejas is ranked among top-10 suppliers in the global optical transmission and broadband access segments and is a part of the Tata Group, India’s largest multinational conglomerate.
SILVER SPONSOR
The Internet Society Foundation was established in 2019 to support the positive difference the Internet can make to people everywhere. Guided by our vision of an Internet for Everyone, the Foundation champions ideas and enables communities to unlock the Internet’s potential to tackle the world’s evolving challenges. Through a variety of funding areas, the Foundation awards grants to Internet Society Chapters as well as non-profit organizations and individuals dedicated to providing meaningful access to an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet for everyone.
Rack Centre is the leading Tier III Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre in the West
African region. Established in 2012, the company focuses solely on providing best-
in-class data centre colocation services and interconnection between carriers and
customers. The Carrier and Cloud neutrality advantage allows customers to manage traffic to get better value, lower latency, and higher resilience and creates an open market for partnerships between customers, networks, cloud and content providers, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, AF-CIX, a fast-growing IXP and managed service providers.
Team Cymru’s mission is to save and improve human lives. We are unrivalled across three disciplines; digital business risk platforms, free to use community services and support services to over 143 Government CSIRT teams. Our business risk and threat intelligence platforms empower global organizations with unmatched Threat Reconnaissance and Attack Surface Management capabilities to meet the challenges of today’s cyber threats. Community Services equip those who run the internet to defend it from criminals who wish to disrupt and cause harm, and CSIRT enables Governments the tools to outmaneuver nation state threat actors. Since 2005, our reputation remains unchallenged.
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Digital Realty is the rebranded name for Medallion Data Center Limited (MDCL) which was incorporated in Nigeria to operate the datacenter assets of Medallion Communications Limited (MCL). For over 16 years Digital Realty has been at the forefront of the Nigerian digital economy through the provision of carrier neutral datacenter services in Lagos and Abuja. We are the number one go-to facility for fast, efficient, and cost-effective datacenter and connectivity services when time to market and affordability is essential. Digital Realty’s datacenter in Lagos is rated the most interconnected facility in the West African sub-region being the number 1 peering point for the region and boosting all submarine cables in the region, long distance providers, metro fiber providers, mobile services providers, fixed services providers, OTT providers, Internet Exchange, VAS providers, and global Tier1 service providers, amongst others. Over 68% of all internet traffic exchanged at the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) takes place at Digital Realty’s datacenter in Lagos, Nigeria.
T-SHIRT SPONSOR
LiFi.Net Limited is a cutting-edge technology company at the forefront of transforming wireless communication through LiFi (Light Fidelity) technology.
Our solutions cater to diverse industries, including telecommunications, healthcare, defense, and smart cities, offering robust, high-capacity connectivity in environments where conventional wireless technologies struggle with congestion and interference. From enhancing secure communication networks in hospitals to powering smart infrastructure in urban areas, LiFi.Net delivers the next generation of connectivity.
Driven by a commitment to innovation and excellence, we are reshaping the future of data transmission, enabling seamless and reliable communication for enterprises and industries across the globe. At LiFi.Net Limited, we illuminate the path to a smarter, more connected world.
CONNECTIVITY SPONSOR
