One of the world’s
major browser developers and leader in AI-driven digital content has
officially announced the successful installation of their new local servers
hosted within the MDXi Lekki Data Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which is also the
largest leading data centre in West Africa.
With the
installation of the new local servers in Lagos, Opera is improving the online
experience of its fast-growing user base in Nigeria. The servers speed up
online browsing, making the connection times
up to four times faster than before when using Opera mobile applications
like the popular Opera Mini browser and the leading news app in Nigeria, Opera
News.
“At Opera, we know how important speed is for people's
internet experience,' said Krystian Zubel, IT Director
at Opera. “With the launch of our first
local data servers in Nigeria, we’re taking another leap forward in user
experience, providing millions of people with a faster browsing and news
experience.”
Speeding up the
current online experience in Nigeria
According to the
recent Worldwide broadband speed league report 2019,
presented by Cable, African
countries rank among those with the slowest internet connectivity in 2019. In
Nigeria, there are more than 110 million internet users with an expected
increase to 188 million within the next four years. These
numbers represent a major challenge for technology companies who will need to
invest more in digital infrastructure to guarantee a high quality online
experience for millions of internet users. With the new local servers, Opera is
taking one step further in assisting the growth of the digital ecosystem in the
region.
With data servers
in the country, Opera users in Nigeria will immediately get a snappier browsing
experience. According to the test results, the response time to our servers has significantly improved, with
a 4x improvement in the response time for the users with the fastest network
conditions. In addition, overall browsing has also become faster with the
implementation of intelligent caching mechanisms.
The new data
servers are already providing service to Opera users in Nigeria. Their
installation has been one of the fastest in Opera’s history thanks to the work
of local and international engineers who set up the servers.
Leading the
digital transformation
Two years ago, Opera announced an investment of $100M to
facilitate growth in the African digital economy, accelerate internet adoption
and strengthen the digital internet ecosystem with its partners in the African
region.
Since then, Opera
has followed its Africa First strategy and accelerated the growth of its user
base in the African region. In the Q1-2019 edition of the State of Mobile Web report, Opera revealed
that its African user base had grown by 26% over the year, reaching nearly 120
million Opera users in the region. This number includes users of the popular
Opera Mini browser, Opera browser, and the standalone news application Opera
News—which became the world’s most downloaded news app in the second
quarter of 2019.
This year, Opera
has also expanded its product portfolio beyond mobile applications by
introducing new innovative online marketing platforms such as Opera Ads,
OLeads
and OList.
With this strategy, Opera plans to bring millions of African businesses to the
internet and help them maximise their online visibility to ramp up their sales.
The installation of
the new Opera data servers in Nigeria is also part of Opera’s strategy to
continue leading the digital transformation of Africa. The company has
ambitious plans to expand the presence of their data servers to more African
countries and continue enhancing the digital lives of millions of internet
users across the continent.
About Opera
Opera is a global web innovator. Opera’s
browsers, news products and fintech solutions are the trusted choice of more
than 350 million people worldwide. Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and
listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (OPRA).
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