News Updates

Capacity Upgrade: 400G Ready
1st September, 2026
Wangsu joins the Peering Fabric
24th August, 2026
Accra-IX has welcomed Wangsu Science & Technology, a leading global content delivery and edge computing provider, as its newest
peering member. Wangsu's arrival brings one of the region's most active CDN networks directly onto the local fabric, giving Ghanaian ISPs, mobile operators, and enterprise networks a faster, more direct path to the content and services it delivers.
By peering locally through Accra-IX rather than routing traffic through international transit, users connected to networks already on the exchange benefit from reduced latency and more efficient delivery of the video, gaming, and web content Wangsu's platform supports. For Wangsu, the connection extends its edge presence deeper into West Africa, aligning with the broader trend of global content and CDN providers moving traffic closer to end users rather than serving it from distant regions.
Wangsu joins a growing list of content and infrastructure providers peering at Accra-IX, reflecting increasing confidence among global networks in Ghana's local internet exchange as a serious, technically capable interconnection point. As more hyperscalers and CDNs follow this pattern, the benefit compounds — richer local peering means faster, cheaper access to more of the internet for everyone already connected to the fabric.
Accra-IX says conversations with additional global content and cloud networks are ongoing, as part of its continued push to bring more traffic onto the local fabric and reduce Ghana's reliance on expensive international bandwidth.


GCB Bank Becomes First Financial Institution to Join Accra-IX
1st May, 2026
Accra-IX is pleased to welcome GCB Bank, Ghana's leading indigenous bank, as its newest peering member. GCB Bank's connection to the exchange marks a significant step in bringing
major financial institutions directly onto Ghana's local internet infrastructure, alongside the ISPs, mobile operators, and content networks already peering at AccIX.
By connecting locally, GCB Bank can exchange traffic with other networks on the fabric directly within Accra rather than routing through international transit — improving performance and reliability for the digital banking services its customers depend on every day. For a bank operating at national scale, faster and more resilient connectivity to local ISPs and service providers translates into a better experience for the people and businesses who rely on GCB's digital channels.
The addition also reflects a broader shift Accra-IX has been encouraging since its founding: bringing more of Ghana's critical local traffic — not just from telecoms and content providers, but from banking, enterprise, and public-sector networks — onto a resilient, locally-rooted internet exchange.
"We're excited to welcome GCB Bank to the peering fabric," said [spokesperson name/title], of Accra-IX. "Their participation is a strong signal of confidence in local interconnection, and we look forward to supporting their continued digital growth."
Accra-IX congratulates GCB Bank on this connection and looks forward to a strong ongoing partnership as Ghana's internet ecosystem continues to grow.

