In 2006, a request from a computer in Lagos to another computer in Abuja took a bizarre and expensive detour to the US or even the UK. Nigerian data didn’t stay in Nigeria; in fact, only 0.01% of Nigeria’s internet traffic remained within its borders. The result was slower load times, higher costs, and a fragile digital infrastructure.
That’s the problem the Internet Exchange Point…
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