Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria

Organisations that connect their networks to an IXP benefits from reduced reliance on expensive international transit for exchanging local traffic between themselves, and improved efficiency of their operations and communications. Not only will this reduce transport costs and network latency, but will also ensure faster access to local content because local traffic is exchanged locally, rather than through one or more 3rd party networks including international links. This exchange of traffic between networks at an IXP is known as peering . The IXPN is expected to yield the following results: Immediate drop in connectivity costs as well as cost savings in millions of dollars in offshore internet bandwidth payments ; Improved security profile of Nigerian internet traffic by ensuring that only international traffic leaves Nigeria; Immediate drop in latency from 900 milliseconds to 30 milliseconds for local content; Increased e-commerce activities, leading to reducti...