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- 5 Nov 2024
Wole Abu Takes over as Funke Opeke Resigns as MD of MainOne
Funke Opeke, founder/CEO, MainOne, Nigerian internet connectivity giant, has stepped down from her role after 14 years – two years after Equinix, digital infrastructure business, bought her company,…
- 24 Nov 2019
Funke Opeke To Keynote 2019 eNigeria Conference
Ms Funke Opeke, founder and chief executive officer, MainOne, has been slated to deliver Keynote Address at the 2019 eNigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards, which will hold next week, 28th and…
- 21 Jul 2022
Funke Opeke Wins Maiden Innocent Chukwuma Award for Innovation
Funke Opeke, Founder & CEO, MainOne has been announced as the winner of the maiden edition of Innocent Chukwuma Award for Innovation. Announcing this via a message to journalists, Uche Aniche,…
- 19 Dec 2021
Funke Opeke’s “Crazy” Idea to Lay MainOne’s Undersea Cable from Nigeria to Portugal Pays Off
In 2008 when Funke Opeke first proposed building the MainOne undersea cable from Portugal to Nigeria, which was acquired this week for $320-million, people called her “crazy.” According to FORBES…
- 29 May 2026
NCC Expands IPv6 Board with the Appointment of Olusola Teniola, Funke Opeke Others
Olusola Teniola, ipNX Director has been named to the newly inaugurated IPv6 Council Board by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as part of a broader industry effort to accelerate Nigeria’s…
- 8 Jun 2009
Main One Cable to Drive Affordability, Access ---Opeke
Funke Opeke is iconic technologist and chief executive officer and founder of Main Street Technologies, a holding company launched to build and operate the Main One submarine cable system linking…
- 27 Dec 2012
Nigerians Starving in Broadband Feast- Opeke
Ms Funke Opeke, chief executive officer, Main One Cable Company, owners of Main One undersea cable system has said that the major setback to broadband penetration is lack of infrastructure and urged…
- 15 Feb 2019
Opeke Charges Nigerians to Adopt New Technologies to Grow the Economy
Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MainOne, has underlined the need for businesses in Nigeria to adopt new technologies to avoid falling behind the rest of the world in technological…
- 4 Aug 2021
Opeke, MainOne CEO @ Fidelity SME Forum, Gives Survival Tips to SMEs
Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, has urged small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) operating in Nigeria need to pay greater attention to business intelligence in their quest to…
- 16 May 2014
Opeke, TD Lead Other Speakers @ EduNet 2014
Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer, Main One Company and Harry ’Tomi Davies (TD) shall be leading other speakers at the 4th Edition of Education Network Conference -EduNet 2014 which begins on…
- 1 Mar 2018
Opeke Makes Case for Increased Technology Adoption in Nigeria
Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer, MainOne, has emphasized the need for Nigeria to accelerate increase technology adoption, adding that a recent survey carried out by the company classified…
- 3 Dec 2019
Nigeria Can Rake in N2Trillion from Digital Economy
Nigeria’s digital economy is a goldmine that can contribute over N2 trillion to the economy in the next four years if tapped into, according to Ms Funke Opeke, chief executive officer (CEO), MainOne…
- 21 Mar 2018
Opeke Highlights Data Centre Hosting, Cloud investment @ TMT Finance Africa
Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, has highlighted the opportunity for increased investment in shared fiber network infrastructure and data center and cloud computing infrastructure in…
- 4 Sept 2014
Opeke Joins Discussions on Internet Governance At Igf 2014
Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, joined global policy makers, international organizations and other global internet stakeholders in Istanbul, Turkey this week to discuss “Policies…
- 11 May 2017
MainOne Discusses Economic Recovery, Growth Plan at 2017 IOD Fellows’ Luncheon
The prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria recently hosted at its annual Fellows’ Luncheon themed “2017 Budget Implementation and Challenges” with ‎Funke Opeke, CEO MainOne,…
- 24 Oct 2012
CNBC Africa Honours Late GTBank MD, Others
CNBC AFRICA is to honour the Late Tayo Aderinokun (Former MD, GTBank), Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer, Main One Cable Company and other prominent Nigerians at this year’s All Africa…
- 12 Nov 2019
Opeke Joins Experts at Startup South Conference, Pushes for Broadband Penetration
Funke Opeke, MainOne’s CEO, presented a keynote speech at the Startup South Conference held in Uyo on November 1, 2019, on the theme “Unlocking the Next 60 Million: Making Broadband Accessible and…
- 6 Mar 2015
Meet Select Top Nigerian Women In Technology Space
Celebrated on March 8th around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the giant strides attained by women in their various fields of life. Women are often…
- 22 Apr 2013
Opeke, Main One Boss Makes Case for Reliable Connectivity in W/A
Ms. Funke Opeke, CEO, Main One, West Africa's leading communications services company has reiterated the significance of reliable and affordable connectivity in the development of the sub-region. She…
- 4 Jul 2015
Broadband Plan Implementation Needs FG, States Collaboration- MainOne
Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer, MainOne, has reiterated that overcoming challenges that have slowed-down swift implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NNP) requires a supportive…
- 4 Sept 2016
Zuckerberg’s Visit Validates Nigeria’s Emerging Tech Ecosystem - MainOne
Following the recent visit of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer, to Yaba’s Silicon Hub, Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, stated that the visit is a…
- 24 May 2017
MainOne Says Improved Investments to Drive Data Explosion in Africa
Ms. Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne joined experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago who highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent’s…
- 18 Jun 2015
Broadband Need to Leapfrog Dependence on Natural Resources- MainOne
The potential of Broadband as an enabler for creating employment increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was again brought to the fore by Ms. Funke Opeke, MainOne’s chief executive officer, at the…
- 10 Dec 2018
MainOne CEO Emerges Data Centre Dynamics “Business Leader of the Year”
The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London on…
- 10 Oct 2016
MainOne Features in ‘Four Story’ 2016 U.S. ABF Documentary
With the power of the internet, Africa could make its mark in the world stage, said, Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne Company (www.mainone.net/cloud). She made the remark while…
- 28 Jan 2015
MainOne Heads to Cameroun with Subsea Cable
Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, has advocated ICT for improved cost efficiency in Nigeria, even as the company revealed plans to extend its subsea cable to Cameroun, in the light…
- 3 Jan 2013
MainOne Mulls 600 Racks Data Centre
MainOne Cable Company has mulled the idea of a high standard data centre in Nigeria which could accommodate 600 racks by the end of 2013. Funke Opeke, CEO, indicated that the data center would …
- 7 Dec 2021
Equinix Acquires MainOne for $320m
Equinix Inc., the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity…
- 13 Jun 2019
ATCON Unveils Speakers for 5th Edition of TERF
Following the announcement of the date for the 5th edition of its Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF), the National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of…
- 20 Nov 2018
MainOne Partners Mest for High Speed Internet to MEST Incubator
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre services provider, has partnered with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to provide high-speed internet access to…