AAPSI and ITA Launch New Angola IXP

AAPSI – Angola Association of Internet Service Providers, in partnership with ITA – Internet Technologies Angola, S.A., a telecommunications operator, has activated a new Internet interconnection node in Angola, called Angola IXP (Internet Exchange Point), which is hosted at the ITA Data Center.

The new AAPSI Internet Exchange Point connection node, sponsored by ITA, not only contributes to the construction of a robust communications infrastructure in the country, but also improves the exchange and interconnection of data between the networks of operators and entities that provide digital content, providing the Internet community in Angola with excellent hosting, security, and connectivity conditions for the Angola node. interconnection, and exchange of data between the networks of operators and entities that provide digital content, providing the Internet community in Angola with excellent hosting, security, and connectivity conditions for the Angola IXP node, taking advantage of its hosting in a modern Data Center with international specifications such as that provided by ITA.

For AAPSI, this is an opportunity that has improved communication conditions between telecommunications operators and will bring technical and economic benefits to Angola and the entire Internet community, says Silvio Almada, President of AAPSI.

"Today we activated Angola IXP. This new node is part of AAPSI's strategic plan, which aims to provide Angola with a reliable, nationwide interconnection infrastructure, benefiting operators and entities that will now have geographic redundancy in their connection to the IXP," emphasized Sílvio Almada.

For Francisco Pinto Leite, General Manager of ITA, boosting national and international connectivity is in line with the company's goal of transforming Angola into a data hub in Africa, allowing operators and providers of digital content and services to benefit from a network of telecommunications services in Africa, with a focus on the SADC region.