Main One Cable Company has announced the launch of its high capacity fibre-optic cable system, which links West Africa to Europe, on time and within budget.
The cable spans 7,000km and has landing stations in Nigeria and Ghana with branching units in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire. Main One said the cable system will deliver 1.92Tbps of much-needed international capacity into West Africa, more than ten times what is currently available; in the past rapid growth in telecoms in the region has been blighted by limited global connectivity.
‘Today is a historic day for West Africa. The arrival of the Main One cable proves that much good can be done by Africans for Africans. We are pleased to realise the fruit of our dedication and commitment in the past 30 months,’ noted Fola Adeola, chairman of Main One Cable Company, adding: ‘More importantly, we are happy to be a channel for driving growth in Africa and changing the status quo for the average African as reliable internet connectivity becomes easily accessible and affordable for all.’ Wholly African-owned, the Main One cable is the first privately-owned submarine cable system in West Africa.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Main One Goes Live In NIgeria & Ghana on 1 July
Main One Cable Company has announced it will launch its high capacity fibre-optic cable system on 1 July in Ghana and Nigeria. Last month the firm completed the first phase of installation from Accra in Ghana to Lagos, Nigeria, and has begun testing network equipment. According to Main One’s CEO, Funke Opeke, Phase 1 of the system spans 6,800km from Seixal in Portugal through the West African coast to Ghana and Nigeria and will deliver 1.93Tbps of much-needed international capacity into West Africa where rapid growth in telecoms has been blighted by limited global connectivity. In Portugal, it will interconnect to cable systems serving other markets in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Phase 2 of the project will see extension of the cable to South Africa.
Last week Main One signed a deal with Huawei Nigeria to provide it with its Intelligence Optical Switching System (OptiX OSN 9500) to serve as the backbone platform to provide high transmission bandwidths in the region. Main One has also inked a maintenance contract with Alcatel-Lucent for Phase 1 of the system. The agreement will enable Main One to address the need for managing and maintaining the network at the highest level of performance delivered at the lowest operating cost.
Last week Main One signed a deal with Huawei Nigeria to provide it with its Intelligence Optical Switching System (OptiX OSN 9500) to serve as the backbone platform to provide high transmission bandwidths in the region. Main One has also inked a maintenance contract with Alcatel-Lucent for Phase 1 of the system. The agreement will enable Main One to address the need for managing and maintaining the network at the highest level of performance delivered at the lowest operating cost.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Main One Installation To Ghana & Nigeria Complete
Main One Cable Company has completed the installation of the first phase of its high capacity fibre-optic cable system from Seixal in Portugal through the West African coast to Ghana and Nigeria, This Day reports.
Alongside system supplier Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (SubCom), Main One has finished installing terminal equipment in Seixal, with work underway at the system's landing sites in Lagos in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana. According to Main One’s CEO, Funke Opeke, Phase 1 of the system spans 6,800km and will provide much-needed international capacity into West Africa where rapid growth in telecoms has been blighted by limited global connectivity.
Phase 2 of the project will see extension of the cable to South Africa. ‘We are thrilled to say that the challenge of completing the marine work for the Main One cable system is behind us and that we will soon be able to concentrate on the critical mission of providing high-capacity bandwidth to regions of the globe where it is long overdue,’ Opeke noted, adding ‘together with SubCom, we have met our goals on schedule and we eagerly look towards delivering capacity to our customers and executing plans for expansion of the network.’
The Main One cable system is scheduled to go live in June 2010.
Alongside system supplier Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (SubCom), Main One has finished installing terminal equipment in Seixal, with work underway at the system's landing sites in Lagos in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana. According to Main One’s CEO, Funke Opeke, Phase 1 of the system spans 6,800km and will provide much-needed international capacity into West Africa where rapid growth in telecoms has been blighted by limited global connectivity.
Phase 2 of the project will see extension of the cable to South Africa. ‘We are thrilled to say that the challenge of completing the marine work for the Main One cable system is behind us and that we will soon be able to concentrate on the critical mission of providing high-capacity bandwidth to regions of the globe where it is long overdue,’ Opeke noted, adding ‘together with SubCom, we have met our goals on schedule and we eagerly look towards delivering capacity to our customers and executing plans for expansion of the network.’
The Main One cable system is scheduled to go live in June 2010.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Main One Targets Nigeria And Ghana for Its Under Sea Cable
Telecoms infrastructure firm Main One Cable Company has revealed it has begun the final stage of deploying its high capacity fibre-optic cable from Seixal in Portugal through the West African coast to Ghana and Nigeria.
It is expected that the cable, which is scheduled to go live in June 2010, will bring much-needed international capacity into a region where rapid growth in telecoms has been blighted by limited global connectivity. ‘Now that the 7,000km trunk of the cable is being installed, we are pleased that our efforts over the last 18 months are coming to fruition,’ noted Funke Opeke, CEO of Main One.
In November 2009 Main One successfully completed the installation of the shore ends of the cable in the Nigerian capital Lagos, Accra in Ghana and Seixal. The company is also building two landing stations in Accra and Lagos, scheduled for completion next month. Equipment installation and end-to-end testing of the cable system will then follow, prior to service launch in June.
Main One says it will provide open access to 1.92Tbps of capacity to the West African region at less than 50% of current wholesale capacity prices. The company adds that it will help to minimise the difficulties of switching traffic between African countries and eliminate the inconveniences and added costs of first routing traffic to Europe.
Main One Cable Company is wholly-owned by Nigerian companies African Finance Corporation, FBN Capital, Skye Bank project sponsor Main Street Technologies, as well as South Africa-based Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund.
It is expected that the cable, which is scheduled to go live in June 2010, will bring much-needed international capacity into a region where rapid growth in telecoms has been blighted by limited global connectivity. ‘Now that the 7,000km trunk of the cable is being installed, we are pleased that our efforts over the last 18 months are coming to fruition,’ noted Funke Opeke, CEO of Main One.
In November 2009 Main One successfully completed the installation of the shore ends of the cable in the Nigerian capital Lagos, Accra in Ghana and Seixal. The company is also building two landing stations in Accra and Lagos, scheduled for completion next month. Equipment installation and end-to-end testing of the cable system will then follow, prior to service launch in June.
Main One says it will provide open access to 1.92Tbps of capacity to the West African region at less than 50% of current wholesale capacity prices. The company adds that it will help to minimise the difficulties of switching traffic between African countries and eliminate the inconveniences and added costs of first routing traffic to Europe.
Main One Cable Company is wholly-owned by Nigerian companies African Finance Corporation, FBN Capital, Skye Bank project sponsor Main Street Technologies, as well as South Africa-based Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Africa's Main One Fibre Network For Launch Next Year
The Main One cross-continental submarine fibre-optic network which will connect Africa with the rest of the world is set for launch by mid-next year. The first phase of the project, which spans 7,000km, extends from Seixal in Portugal to Lagos in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana.
Using dense wave multiplexing technology of 1.92Tbps with two fibre pairs, Main One Cable promises to deliver more broadband internet capacity to the West Africa sub region than any other existing or proposed submarine cable projects.
According to Funke Opeke, CEO of Main One Cable Company: 'We are particularly delighted that our desk top research, marine survey, wet plant and dry plant designs have been successfully concluded while our wet plant and dry plant manufacture, respectively, have progressed considerably.
We are also recording considerable progress with regard to the construction of our cable landing stations.' She added that with the Main One project having secured commitments for the entire funding of its first phase, 'practically everything' is in place to ensure that the new cable will be ready for service in June 2010.
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