IXPN To Expand Internet Exchange Infrastructure Across Nigeria In 2025

The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) is planning to establish additional exchange points across the country in 2025, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital ecosystem.

During its annual Members’ Engagement Forum in Lagos, IXPN CEO, Muhammed Rudman highlighted key achievements from 2024, including the organisation’s recognition as a MANRS-compliant Internet Exchange Point and significant network capacity upgrades.

He emphasised the organisation’s dedication to building a stronger internet exchange ecosystem and advancing Nigeria’s digital landscape through efficient interconnectivity, robust collaborations, and the seamless exchange of ideas.

“IXPN plays a pivotal role in ensuring fast, reliable, and secure internet exchange services for organizations across the country. Thus, this forum offers an important opportunity to engage with our valued customers, address challenges, celebrate our successes, and envision a brighter digital future for Nigeria,” Rudman added.

Highlighting key milestones achieved in 2024, Rudman noted that, IXPN’s recognition as a MANRS-compliant Internet Exchange Point, demonstrating its commitment to secure and reliable internet routing.

He also cited multiple link upgrades between key Points of Presence (PoPs), including Digital Realty (Medallion) to Equinix (MDXi), Rack Centre, and ADC, significantly increasing capacity. The deployment of Microsoft Connected Cache to reduce latency and optimise bandwidth utilisation for Microsoft static content was another key achievement.

Looking ahead to 2025, IXPN’s planned projects and initiatives include establishing additional exchange points in other states, attracting more content providers to the country, setting up CDNs and caches in regional IXPN PoPs, offering VLAN services within Lagos and supporting remote peering, and upgrading core devices and main links.

IXPN’s core functions include keeping Nigerian internet traffic local, reducing costs associated with accessing local content, enhancing local connectivity, improving the overall internet experience, promoting local content creation, and serving as a centralised launch point for services.

As of today, the organisation currently boasts 125 members, seven PoPs in Lagos (ICNL, Medallion, Rack Centre, MDXi, ADC, OADC & Cloud Exchange), and additional PoPs in six other cities: Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Enugu, Delta, and Gombe. IXPN also manages a peak aggregate traffic of 900 Gbps.