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- 27 Dec 2021
Nigeria Eyes Top Fibre Optic Cable Manufacturing Market
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,…
- 10 Nov 2013
21st Century Technologies, AT&T Cabling System Ink Deal to Upgrade Fibre Optic Cable
21st Century Technologies Ltd. has signed an agreement with AT&T Cabling Systems to upgrade its fibre optic cable infrastructure in Nigeria’s main metropolitan business districts. This…
- 22 Dec 2017
Huawei Says More Fibre Optic Cable Deployment Needed To Boost Broadband
By peter oluka Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., has called for improved fibre optic cable deployment to boost Nigeria’s broadband initiative and even deepen economic growth. Mr. Frank Li, the managing…
- 8 Jun 2009
AfDB Approves $66M for MainOne Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of USD 66 million to the Main One Cable Company for developing a submarine fibre optic cable connection…
- 10 Apr 2020
Claims of Laying 5G Fibre Optic Cables in Lagos, others Misleading– DEMS Volunteers
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers' (DEMS Volunteers), a non-governmental Advocacy group of media and telecoms practitioners creating awareness on digital economy, has described as strange, the…
- 13 Jun 2024
FG, World Bank Open Talks on 90,000km Fibre-optic Cable Project
The Federal Government has begun talks with the World Bank to support the delivery of an additional 90,000 km of fibre optic cable, it The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun…
- 15 Jul 2022
Nigeria Inaugurates First Fibre Optic Cable Factory in West Africa
Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, were among high-profile names who…
- 5 Feb 2026
NCC, NSCDC Warn Construction Firms Against Damaging Fibre Optic Cables
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have issued a forceful warning to road construction companies, government contractors and civil…
- 23 Feb 2023
Edo Moves to Connect LGAs with Fibre Optic Cables
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has entered a new partnership with data centre and ICT infrastructure firm, Geniserve Limited, to connect all 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo State…
- 1 Feb 2024
GICL Completes Rollout Of 10,000KM Fibre Optic Cables
Global Independent Connect Limited (GICL), subsidiary of IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared…
- 3 Jan 2022
Coleman Ready to Partner MTN on Fibre Cables Supply
Coleman Technical Industries Limited has expressed its interest to establish a technical partnership with MTN Nigeria on the supply of fibre cables for its various projects. This was stated in a…
- 12 Jun 2025
FG Mulls Fibre Optic Layout to Bridge Internet Gaps
President Bola Tinubu said that his administration has initiated a project to install fibre optic cables across the country, aimed at enhancing the socio-economic development of Nigeria. His plans…
- 23 May 2024
Google Announces Umoja, First Ever Fiber Optic Cable Connecting Africa to Australia
Google says it plans to build a new fibre optic cable, named Umoja, to connect Africa to Australia. According to a statement on Thursday, Umoja will be the first ever fibre optic route to directly…
- 23 Aug 2010
Phase3 Telecom's ‘Aerial Optic Fibre to the Rescue’
Aerial optic fibre network has been described as probably the most reliable means of carrying communications traffic in the world today especially in light of environmental and man-made challenges.…
- 19 Mar 2018
Operators Decry High Cost of Fibre Optic Leasing
High cost of leasing fibre optic infrastructure has been blamed for the desire of telecommunications operators to seek ownership of that transmission link, Nigeria Communicationsweek has learnt.…
- 11 Jan 2010
Lasimra, Globacom Agree on Modalities For Optic Fibre Project
Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (Lasimra) and Globacom have agreed on several conditions in executing the Glo1 optic fibre cable laying project in Lagos. The agreement…
- 2 Feb 2025
MTN has Spent N11Bn to Fix 2,502km Fibre Cables – GSMA
MTN Nigeria, the country’s biggest telecom operator, spent N11.1 billion repairing and relocating 2,502km of fibre-optic cables over two years, according to data from the new GSMA Nigeria Digital…
- 9 Nov 2023
Ministry Plans 95 000 km of New Fibre Cable to Increase Connectivity
Dr. Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, says the country requires new and increased investments in fibre optics cables of around 95,000 km in order to improve…
- 17 Jan 2018
Phase3 Denies Owing FG N27.2Bn over Fibre Optic Agreement
Phase3 Telecom, independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider - has refuted allegations that it and Alheri Engineering limited owe Federal Government of Nigeria the…
- 12 Jul 2013
Oriental Energy Partners Phase 3 Telecom on Broadband Connectivity
Oriental Energy Resources, a private oil & gas exploration and production company in Nigeria has signed a business contract with Phase3 Telecom, an indigenous Aerial Fibre Optic transmission…
- 4 Aug 2026
FG Commences 90,000km Fibre Optic Rollout within Weeks
The Federal Government has announced that work will commence within weeks on a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network expected to connect every state, local government area and ward in Nigeria, marking…
- 21 Sept 2021
Fiber Optic Cables and the Coming 5G Revolution
In the near future, Nigeria, like every other country, will require the mass adoption of fifth-generation (5G) technology to get ahead. To achieve this, it will require supporting infrastructure.…
- 3 Feb 2020
Smile Communications Boss Seeks FG Help to Cushion Fibre Cable Cuts
Mr. Ahmad Farroukh, group CEO of Smile Communications has appealed to the federal government to create an environment where all Nigerian and non-Nigerian cable providers will have active redundancy…
- 22 Apr 2024
Telcos Record N27Bn Loss from Damaged Fibre Cables
Repairs and revenue losses from damaged cables are estimated to have cost Nigeria’s telecom industry almost N27bn ($23m) in 2023, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg . MTN Nigeria, the…
- 24 Mar 2018
MainOne Partners Ogun on Smart City Development, Builds 250km Optic Fibre
Communications Service and Network Solutions Company, MainOne, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ogun State government to build two hundred and fifty (250) kilometres of Optic…
- 25 Jan 2010
Between Wireless and Fibre Optic to Increase Telecom Access
The information age has made technology, particularly information and communications technology, indispensable. Nigeria is often identified as the fastest moving economy and one of the most advanced…
- 13 Jul 2010
Glo Test-runs Undersea Cable for Launch
The submarine optic fibre cable initiative of Globacom, Glo 1, is now ready for commissioning. Mohamed Jameel, Globacom's group chief operating officer, in a statement said the telecoms firm was…
- 30 Mar 2021
Zinox Infraco to Deploy 1,314kms of Fibre Cable to Link Southeast LGAs - Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Zinox Technologies Limited, the licenced infrastructure company (InfraCo) for the Southeast…
- 8 Apr 2020
Ignore Rumours, Telcos Not Laying 5G Cables- NCC
Telecom operators are not laying 5G fibre optic cables in Lagos and other parts as claimed in videos, audio and text messages circulating on the social media, according to Prof Umar Danbatta,…
- 14 Feb 2012
MainOne Decry Poor Infrastructure, Invests for Broadband Penetration
MainOne Cable, West Africa’s first open access submarine fibre optic cable system has reiterated its determined to adequately service the huge market potential in Nigeria and its sub-regional…