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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,…
- 18 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.…
- 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.…
- 16 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Dec 2024
Galaxy Backbone’s Fibre Optic Network Now Live in Lagos, Ibadan and Ilorin
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) is delighted to announce the successful deployment of its state-of-the-art fibre optic network in Lagos, Ibadan and Ilorin. This remarkable milestone, part of Phase II of the…
- 18 Dec 2024
Galaxy Backbone Deploys Fibre Optic Network in Lagos, Ibadan and Ilorin
Galaxy Backbone (GBB), the information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has announced the successful expansion of its state-of-the-art fibre optic network…
- 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…
- 14 Jul 2008
Nokia Siemens Wins Celtel’s Fibre Optic 4,000km Contract
Celtel Nigeria has confirmed that it has awarded Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) contract to build 4000km of Nationwide Fibre Optic backbone infrastructure for Celtel Nigeria. The deal thought to be…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Oct 2014
Alcatel-Lucent, MTN Nigeria Join Hands in 100G Fibre-Optic Data Network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic network with MTN Nigeria, a…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Jan 2022
Edo to Provide Optical Fibre Connectivity Across 18 LGAs
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has assured residents that his government would sustain ongoing reforms and programmes aimed at achieving digital economy in the state, promising to provide fibre…
- 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…
- 23 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…
- 15 Sept 2010
Fibre Optics Reduces Latency to 30% --Obioha
Phillip Obioha is the chief operating officer of Computer Warehouse Group and managing director of DCC Networks, Communications subsidiary of the group. He studied Electrical Electronic with options…
- 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…
- 15 Feb 2010
Technology is About Value Adding - Lawal
Lawal Abdu-Rahman is the CEO of KITS Technologies Limited. He is an experienced ICT professional having spent over 14 years in the industry most of which were in management positions. He is a…
- 30 Jan 2012
Challenges of Last mile Infrastructure in Service Delivery
One of the major obstacles to Telecommunications service delivery in the country is absence of last mile infrastructure required to deliver services to consumers of these services at their respective…
- 17 Jan 2018
Phase 3 Sets Record Straight on Concession Agreement with TCN
Phase3 Telecom, independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider – has again refuted allegations that it owes Federal Government of Nigeria some money over fibre optic…
- 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…
- 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…