Nigeria could rank fifth among fibre optic cable producing countries on African continent next year, according to Mr. George Onafowokan, managing director of Coleman Wires and Cables.
Onafowokan, said that his company’s cables would serve Telecommunication, Oil & Gas and some other sectors.
“It will make Nigeria to be the fifth in the production of cables in Africa. The key impact of this is that we will meet up with the local supply and demand of fibre optic cables and for us, this is a game changer for the country.” Onafowokan said
This, he stressed, was in line with the federal government and NCC drive to have a localised fibre optic manufacturer in country, promising that, the commercial production of fibre optic cables will start from January 2022, providing fibre optic cables in 48, 96,144 up to 288 fibres in country.
According to him, this plant and the technical know-how are being done in partnership with the largest fibre optic producer in the world Corning Inc., who are the biggest and largest producers of fibre in the world.
“For nearly 170 years, corning has combined its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics with deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop life-changing innovations and products. The installed capacity of this Coleman’s fibre optic factory ranges from 100,000km to 150,000km of fibre cables annually,” he pointed out.
