The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has received a delegation from the Rack Centre as part of the commission management’s sustained drive to collaborate with all relevant stakeholders for the purposes of improving the performance of the nation’s telecommunications industry.
The Rack Centre’s delegation, led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lars Johannisson, paid a courtesy visit to the commission’s management on Tuesday to further explore the opportunity of consolidating on the existing relationship and collaboration between the NCC and his company.
The NCC’s Executive Commissioner Technical Services, Engr. Abraham Oshadami, who received the firm’s team on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida assured the readiness of the commission to collaborate with the company in the current efforts to boost the performance of the telecommunications industry.
Founded in 2012, Rack Centre is the only carrier-neutral Tier III Constructed Facility Certified data centre in Africa and focuses solely on providing best-in-class data centre colocation services and unrestricted interconnect between carriers and customers.
Rack Centre is host to the leading IXP on the African continent, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN).
With 73+ ASNs and a wide range of local and global networks, enterprise, CDNs, and cloud and content providers, the exchange unlocks access to a population of over 380 million people in the West Coast of Africa.
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L – R: Sales Director, Rackcentre, Mr. Folu Aderibigbe; Executive Commissioner Technical Services, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Engr Abraham Oshadami, (Representing the EVC/CEO, NCC); Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, NCC, Ms Makama Rimini; and Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson, during the Courtesy visit to the Commission, on Tuesday at the Commission’s headquarters Abuja.
