Digital Realty said the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria’s (IXPN) peak domestic internet traffic exceeded 2 terabits per second by March 2026, a network-wide measure distinct from capacity figures attributed to two individual data center links.
The company’s April 8, 2026, announcement reported two milestones: peak domestic traffic exceeded 1 Tbps in April 2025 and was above 2 Tbps by March 2026. Both figures describe traffic across IXPN, rather than the rating of a single interconnection.
BusinessDay, THISDAY and The Sun reported that Muhammed Rudman, IXPN’s chief executive, cited a 1 Tbps connection described as linking Equinix and Medallion, plus a separate 500 Gbps Medallion–Rack Centre link, at an IXPN anniversary event.
Digital Realty announced April 8, 2026, that it had activated an IXPN point of presence at its Ibeju-Lekki data center in Lagos. The company said the site extended IXPN access from 12 data centers across Nigeria and reported that the exchange had more than 130 peering members.
An internet exchange lets networks connect and exchange data directly. IXPN says keeping traffic within Nigeria can reduce latency and transit costs and improve resilience. It identifies internet service providers, content and cloud operators, and other peering members as potential beneficiaries.
Rudman described the new point of presence as “a significant step” in enhancing connectivity across Nigeria, according to Digital Realty’s release. IXPN began operations in 2006, according to its history page. EconoTimes has previously covered the historical case for local peering in Nigeria.
