[Nigeria] Airtel launches commercial data centre in Lagos
Nigerian telco giant, Airtel Nigeria has unveiled its state-of-the-art Tier 3 data centre in Lagos State for commercial use, highlighting its mission to provide efficient uptime and peerless security for servers it houses as well as cloud services for businesses and government establishments across the country.
The commercial data centre was unveiled on Tuesday, 12th April 2022, with the presence of the Commissioner of Science and Technology for Lagos State, Hakeem Fahm, who sighted the importance that data centre presents to the businesses operating within Lagos State.
The centre was awarded the high-end Tier 3 ANSI/TIA-942 certification by EPI, the world’s leading certification body for data centres. According to the company, the Airtel ultra-modern data centre runs on superior technology that enables it to perform efficiently in Nigeria’s tropical climate while also providing multiple paths and backups to its users.