Engr. Ike Nnamani, chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria has described the launch of LKK2 Data Centre as demonstration of his company’s commitment to Africa’s digital transformation, delivering infrastructure and connectivity that fuel innovation and economic growth as data volumes soar and digital initiatives accelerate.
He stated this at the launch of LKK2 Data Centre in Lagos over the weekend, noting that the infrastructure will give enterprises and content providers the capacity to grow scale and connect anytime anywhere, bringing Sub Sea cable systems closer to businesses and integrating seamlessly with global cloud and network ecosystems.
“Digital Realty powers West Africa to embrace a new era of connectivity, reducing latency, improving performance and unlocking opportunities for millions of users locally and around the world, designed and built to Tier 3 plus standards.
“The LKK2 data center delivers world class performance and reliability. It features a 2-megawatt load with 1260 square meters of IT space. Digital Realty not only enabled global connectivity, but also sparked local transformation. Over the past two years, new jobs have been created. Residential estates have emerged, and the community has attracted fresh investments.
“Today, a 50-megawatt independent power plant by Mecca energy is under construction, and beach resorts and businesses are springing up, driving economic growth and new opportunities for local citizens.
“This transformation is proof that Digital Realty work goes beyond data centers by investing in infrastructure that empowers both people and businesses, the company is shaping not just Nigeria’s digital future, but also the social and economic fabric of its communities and as Africa takes bold steps into the next decade of digital growth, Digital Realty remains committed to being the foundation where companies, technologies and data come together to drive progress. Digital Realty is the meeting place for companies, technologies and data,” he said.
This new facility integrates with ServiceFabric®, Digital Realty’s global interconnection and orchestration platform, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput connectivity to local, regional, and international destinations. Through ServiceFabric®, LKK2 will interconnect with LOS1, the region’s top internet peering point, and LOS2, Digital Realty’s highly connected data centers located on Victoria Island in Lagos.
Together, this ecosystem delivers robust resilience, redundancy, speed, and scale for enterprise and hyperscale customers seeking to expand into a fast-growing digital market, ensuring continuous, reliable operations.
