INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT OF NIGERIA (IXPN) SETS SIGHTS ON LINKING INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS ACROSS AFRICA IN 2024 STRATEGIC OUTLOOK

The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a prominent exchange point in Africa, has revealed its strategic plans for 2024, emphasizing growth and advocating for increased connections of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) from other African countries to IXPN.

During a Membership Engagement Forum held in Lagos for members across Nigeria, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, the CEO of IXPN, unveiled the exchange’s agenda for 2024. He announced the intention to establish additional exchange points in states across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.

IXPN aims to connect service providers and higher educational institutions nationwide to the exchange points, complementing the National Research and Educational Network (NGREN). The organization also seeks to attract more content providers to the country.

Rudman outlined specific plans for 2024, including the setup of CDNs/Caches in regional IXPN POPs, provision of VLAN service within Lagos, implementation of remote peering, and the upgrade of links and switches. These measures aim to increase capacity, scalability, enhance performance, reduce latency, and support evolving needs of IXPN members.

The 2024 plans follow significant milestones and achievements in 2023, including the successful implementation of the Netflix Open Connect Appliance (OCA) for Lagos and Abuja. This initiative aimed to improve Netflix content delivery, enhance user experience, and create a more efficient and appealing IXP for members.

IXPN, recognized as a regional IXP, achieved a peak local Internet traffic of 570Gbps in 2023, with a target to reach 1 terabyte by the end of the current year. The organization upgraded the Abuja switch and the Lagos Google Global Cache (GGC) servers in 2023 to meet capacity demands and enhance the resilience and efficiency of the IXPN network for the future.

News Source: Techeconomy