Digital Realty Opens Lagos Telco & Sub Sea Hub
Digital Realty has reinforced its presence in West Africa with the launch of a third data centre in Lagos, strengthening critical telecommunications infrastructure in the region. Known as LKK2, the new facility is located in Lekki and introduces nearly 2 MW of installed IT capacity across 13,000 square feet of data hall space.
The development reflects its wider strategy to fuel digital growth across Nigeria and the African continent.
"LKK2 is a significant milestone in our journey to support digital transformation in Africa," says Ike Nnamani, Managing Director of Digital Realty in Nigeria. "Our continued investment in Nigeria and the broader African region reinforces our commitment to enabling seamless global interconnectivity and providing a future-ready infrastructure platform for local and global enterprises."
Integration with subsea and terrestrial networks
The new site will operate in full integration with LKK1, Digital Realty's first Lagos data centre. LKK1 already functions as the landing station for the 2Africa subsea cable, one of the most ambitious subsea systems globally, with more than 46 landing points across 33 countries.
The integration enables customers at LKK2 to access low-latency connections to cloud and network services worldwide.
The facility will connect to ServiceFabric, Digital Realty's interconnection and orchestration platform, ensuring high-throughput, low-latency connectivity across regional and international destinations.
Through ServiceFabric, LKK2 links to LOS1, the leading internet peering point in the region and LOS2, its Victoria Island facilities. Together, these interconnected hubs offer resilience, redundancy and scalability for enterprise and hyperscale clients.
Meeting enterprise and hyperscale demand
The investment addresses surging demand for scalable infrastructure across Nigeria. Enterprises, hyperscalers and content providers increasingly require robust, carrier-neutral facilities that can grow alongside rising cloud adoption and the rapid emergence of AI-driven applications.
Direct access to subsea systems and regional hubs aims to enhance performance, improve user experience and lower barriers for organisations expanding across Africa. The additional capacity reinforces Nigeria's position as a critical gateway to digital services across the continent.
Supporting Africa's digital transformation
Digital Realty has repeatedly underlined its commitment to advancing Africa's digital transformation. Recently recognised as the number one player in Africa on Cloudscene's Data Centre Ecosystem Leaderboard, it continues to consolidate its leadership role.
The Lagos expansion builds on that recognition, ensuring greater resilience for local enterprises while enabling multinational organisations to access scalable, interconnected services.
As sectors such as e-commerce, fintech and cloud-native services gather momentum, the demand for secure and high-performance digital infrastructure has never been greater.
Community and regional impact
Beyond technical capabilities, the LKK2 campus aims to deliver long-term benefits for the regional economy. By strengthening Nigeria's digital backbone, the facility is likely to attract additional investment, stimulate innovation and create new opportunities for local businesses to grow.
Ike Nnamani highlights that the project represents more than a new facility, describing it as a platform for long-term growth in Africa's digital economy.
His comments align with Lagos' development with Digital Realty's global strategy of delivering interconnected, sustainable infrastructure to support the next generation of digital services.
Scheduled to become fully operational later this year, LKK2 confirms Digital Realty's focus on Africa as a priority growth market. The facility adds new capacity, enhances subsea and terrestrial connectivity and integrates seamlessly into the company's global ServiceFabric platform.
For telecom operators, enterprises and hyperscale providers, the expansion marks a significant step forward in addressing the continent's growing digital infrastructure needs, while positioning Lagos as a central hub for Africa's connected future.
