Partners and institutions.
The organisations 21st Century Technologies has worked with, grouped by the kind of relationship and dated by when it was announced or reported. Each entry is backed by a source we can name, and we say plainly what kind of relationship it is.
Technology and infrastructure partners
Programmes, agreements and initiatives with technology and infrastructure companies, each dated by when it was announced or reported. A listing records what was announced. It is not a statement about current activity.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Technology partnerListed 2026
Listed by AWS as an AWS Direct Connect Partner.
Scope: AWS Direct Connect only. Not a statement about any other AWS competency or service.
Source: AWS Direct Connect Partners directory ↗ · Read: Partners and platforms: what the record shows from Ericsson in 2008 to China Mobile International in 2026
- EricssonTechnology partner2008
Network technology supplier: contract to supply, build and system-integrate a residential GPON fibre network (announced December 2008)
Read: Partners and platforms: what the record shows from Ericsson in 2008 to China Mobile International in 2026, Since 1997: the 21CTL story in five eras
- Schneider ElectricTechnology partner2018
Data-centre infrastructure programme with 21CTL (2018, as reported)
Read: Partners and platforms: what the record shows from Ericsson in 2008 to China Mobile International in 2026, From 2004 to DigitalHub: tracing 21CTL's data-centre journey
- VMwareTechnology partner2017
VMware Cloud Provider programme, in connection with 21CTL's SMART Digital Platform (2017)
- CentiliTechnology partner2020
Digital-services partnership (2020)
- Siemens EnergyTechnology partner2022
Agreement involving two 10MW SGT-400 gas-turbine power plants associated with the Lekki and Ikeja sites (2022). Operation is not confirmed.
Read: Partners and platforms: what the record shows from Ericsson in 2008 to China Mobile International in 2026, From 2004 to DigitalHub: tracing 21CTL's data-centre journey
- OracleTechnology partner2023
Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer initiative (2023)
- EpicenterTechnology partner2025
Co-creation and open-innovation agreement, publicly described by Epicenter (2025)
- China Mobile InternationalTechnology partner2026
Strategic partnership on localised cloud and AI-ready digital infrastructure in Nigeria, announced in June 2026.
Scope: Dated June 2026 announcement. Not a statement about deployed capacity.
Read: China Mobile International and 21CTL: what the June 2026 partnership announcement says, Partners and platforms: what the record shows from Ericsson in 2008 to China Mobile International in 2026
Certification
Bodies that certify aspects of 21CTL's facilities. These are certifiers, not commercial partners, and the exact certification wording is given.
- Uptime InstituteCertification body
Certification body. The registry lists a Tier IV Certification of Design Documents (21st Century Digital Hub Data Centre 1, DHDX) and a Tier III Certification of Design Documents (Konet Data Centre, DC01 and DC03).
Scope: Certification of Design Documents only. The registry shows no Certification of Constructed Facility for either 21CTL entry.
Source: Uptime Institute Nigeria registry ↗ · Read: What DigitalHub's Uptime Tier IV design certification actually means, From 2004 to DigitalHub: tracing 21CTL's data-centre journey
Institutions and public events
Public institutions that took part in events hosted by 21CTL. Participation in an event is not a commercial partnership.
- U.S. Mission in NigeriaInstitution2023
Participated in public events hosted by 21CTL: the Digital Expert Academy opening (Consul General Will Stevens, January 2023) and the American Corner Lekki ribbon cutting (Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 24 January 2024)
Read: From an idea in 2018 to the Digital Expert Academy, and an American Corner in Lekki
Regulators and licensing authorities
Regulators and licensing authorities. A regulator oversees a company; it is not a commercial partner, and a register listing says only what the register shows.
- Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)RegulatorListed 2026
Konetpay Nigeria Limited is listed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as an authorised Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) and Payment Terminal Services Provider (PTSP).
Scope: Regulatory listing: PSSP and PTSP authorisation categories only. No other authorisation is claimed.
Source: CBN Payment Service Providers register ↗ · Read: KonetPay on the CBN register: what the listing shows and what it does not