05 April 2022
Italian international service provider Sparkle has signed an agreement with Nigerian operator Ciudad to provide high-speed international IP connectivity.
Operating as OneData Nigeria, Ciudad is an alternative internet service provider with a market presence in six cities and the ambition to become one of the top 10 service providers in the country by 2025.
By locally connecting with Sparkle's global IP transit backbone Seabone - the first international Tier-1 backbone in Africa and among the top five worldwide - at its point of presence in Lagos, Ciudad gains low latency and high-speed access to the global internet.
"We are happy to contribute to the growth of the digital ecosystem in Nigeria providing the best-in-class IP transit service to local and regional payers," said Leonardo Cerciello, vice preisdent sales Africa and Asia region of Sparkle.
