(Finance) – Sparkle, the first operator of international services in Italy and among the first in the world, has signed an agreement with the Nigerian operator Ciudad, one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies in Africa, for the offer of IP connectivity international high speed.
Known in the market as OneData Nigeria, Ciudad is an alternative Internet Service Provider with a commercial presence in six cities and an ambition to become one of the country’s top ten broadband service providers by 2025.
Thanks to the connection with Sparkle Seabone’s global IP transit backbone – the first Tier-1 network in Africa and among the top five in the world – at the point of presence in Lagos, Ciudad will benefit from high-speed global Internet access and low latency.
“Partnering with Sparkle allows us to gain high-speed access to global and regional content and to improve the browsing experience of our residential and business customers by increasing the current speed by 900%, “he said Kehinde Alphonso, Director of the Wholesale and Enterprise Division of Ciudad Infrastructure Limited.
“We are delighted to contribute to the growth of the digital ecosystem in Nigeria providing the best IP transit service to local and regional actors, “he said Leonardo Cerciello, Sparkle’s VP Sales Africa & Asia.
With a presence in Lagos since 2019 and plans to expand coverage in Nigeria and the African continent, Sparkle is a reference partner for operators, companies, ISPs, OTTs, Content and Application Providers looking for high performance and low latency connectivity .