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Who is Galaxy Backbone?
Galaxy Backbone is a Nigerian government-owned Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services provider that delivers infrastructure, connectivity, data centre, and cloud services to public and private sector organizations.
- Nationwide ICT infrastructure and broadband connectivity services for government and enterprises
- Data centre hosting and colocation services (data centre / infrastructure hosting)
- Cloud computing and managed hosting services (cloud infrastructure / Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS))
- Managed network, security, and collaboration services for institutions (networking / security / collaboration)
- Digital platforms and e-government enablement services for public sector agencies
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More About Galaxy Backbone
Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the Federal Government of Nigeria mandated to provide shared ICT infrastructure, connectivity, and services to ministries, departments and agencies, as well as to state governments and private sector customers. Its portfolio is oriented toward organizations that require national reach within Nigeria, secure inter-agency communication, and hosted infrastructure for mission-focused applications.
The company operates a fibre-based and IP/MPLS (networking) backbone that interconnects government institutions and other customers, with services that include virtual private networks (VPNs), internet access, and last-mile links to sites across the country. This infrastructure underpins secure Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity, allowing agencies and enterprises to link headquarters, branch locations, and data centres under centrally managed network policies.
Galaxy Backbone offers carrier-neutral data centre facilities (data centre / colocation), which provide rack space, power, cooling, and physical security for customer equipment, as well as hosting for shared platforms. These environments typically support standard enterprise architectures, including virtualization platforms, multi-tier web applications, and database workloads. Customers can use these facilities for primary production hosting, Disaster Recovery (DR), or business continuity arrangements.
In cloud services (cloud infrastructure / IaaS), Galaxy Backbone provides virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources hosted in its data centres. These services are positioned for Nigerian public sector workloads and enterprises that prefer in-country hosting under local regulatory and data residency conditions. The cloud environments usually rely on standard hypervisor technologies and support typical enterprise operating systems and middleware stacks.
The organization also delivers managed services across networking, security, and collaboration. These may include secure email and messaging platforms, video conferencing and telepresence (collaboration), and Managed Security Services (MSS) such as firewalls and access control (security). These offerings are designed to support inter-agency communication, remote collaboration, and secure access to government applications over the Galaxy Backbone network.
For e-government enablement, Galaxy Backbone provides shared digital platforms that support online government services, portals, and internal workflow applications. In this role, it functions as an ICT utility provider to government entities, combining connectivity, hosting, identity and access control, and application delivery under common governance and service management processes.
Within an enterprise IT directory or marketplace taxonomy, Galaxy Backbone fits into categories such as national Network Service Provider (NSP) (networking), data centre and colocation provider (data centre / hosting), cloud infrastructure provider (cloud IaaS), managed security and collaboration services provider (security / collaboration), and government digital infrastructure provider for public sector institutions.
Our description of Galaxy Backbone. Updated December 2025.
