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- 8 Dec 2008
Main One, N5.6Bn Cable System Gets Nigeria, Ghana Licenses
Main One cable, the over N5.6 billion sub-marine optic fibre cable which will link African nations with their counterparts in the rest of the globe has achieved major breakthroughs after obtaining…
- 8 Feb 2010
Main One Submarine Cable Project Nears Completion
The Main One Cable Company has commenced the final laying of its high capacity fibre optic cable from Seixal, Portugal through the coast of West Africa to Ghana and Nigeria. The cable which goes live…
- 6 Dec 2012
Alcatel-Lucent, Main One Cable Renew Maintenance Contract
Alcatel-Lucent and Main One Cable Company Limited, have renewed their marine maintenance contract for Main One’s submarine cable system connecting Portugal to Nigeria over 7,000 km and contributing…
- 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…
- 22 Dec 2008
More Grease to Main One Cable Company
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been mainstreamed into many development initiatives over the last decade. Unfortunately, Nigeria is at the outskirts of the several initiatives…
- 19 Oct 2009
Main One Lays Fibre on Lagos, Accra Shores
Main One Cable Company has concluded the shore-end laying of its undersea fiber optic cables in Lagos and Accra. The shore-end cable laying is a critical intermediary procedure to install the…
- 31 Jul 2012
Nigcomsat, Main One Launch Teleport
Nigerian Communications Satellite (Nigcomsat) Limited in partnership with Main One Cable Company has launched Teleport to boost access to bandwidth by last mile Internet users. The hub, which is…
- 5 Oct 2012
IDC-G Adds Main One onto its Global Footprint
The International Data Centre Group (IDC-G), the first global data centre alliance, has added West Africa onto its global footprint via its latest member Main One Cable Company, the premier…
- 26 Jul 2010
Starcomms, Etisalat, MTN Race for Main One Bandwidth
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, Starcomms, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, MTN and Etisalat are among the ten telecommunications players that have subscribed…
- 22 Mar 2010
Main One Appoints Team for Commercial Operation
A head the landing of its submarine cable, Main One Cable Company has appointed top management staff in preparation for offering commercial services starting from the middle of this year. Among the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Sept 2010
Broadband: WACS Battles Main One, Glo 1 with Price
West Africa Cable System (WACS), the submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the West Coast of Africa is planning an aggressive entry strategy including…
- 31 Aug 2010
Main One, Glo1 Stir Broadband Revolution as Nigerians Await Feast
It is now a matter of time before broadband becomes widespread and affordable, thanks to the burgeoning competition expected from Main One and Glo 1, two home grown undersea cable initiatives,…
- 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…
- 2 Aug 2010
Etisalat to Improve Service Delivery with MainOne Cable
Subscribers on Etisalat network are set to enjoy enhanced service as the innovative telecommunications company is now live on the submarine fibre optic cable system provided by Main One. Etisalat is…
- 17 Aug 2010
Starcomms Moves to Enhance Izap with Fiber Optic Bandwidth
In order to further enhance internet service from Izap and 1X, Starcomms Plc. has subscribed to a new undersea cable linking Nigeria and the whole of West Africa to Europe. The implication of the new…
- 11 Apr 2013
MainOne Identifies with Microsoft on Imagine Cup 2013
Main One Cable Company, has reiterated its commitment to the development of innovative, and locally developed software with its partnership of the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, a premier student…
- 6 Jul 2010
Broadband Brings Prosperity- Omo-Ettu
The burgeoning broadband banquet being laid out with the landing of Glo 1 and Main One, two major cable initiatives are presenting Nigeria with the opportunity of prosperity and wealth creation,…
- 14 Nov 2018
MainOne Takes Blame for Google Glitch
Main One Cable has took responsibility for a glitch that temporarily caused some Google global traffic to be misrouted through China, saying it accidentally caused the problem during a network…
- 6 Aug 2012
NREN: How, Why Nigeria Produces Half-Baked Graduates
Flaws in the educational system particularly the unavailability of a national research and education network have been blamed for the mass production of graduates who cannot fit into modern day…
- 8 Feb 2010
Operators Scrabble for MainOne Bandwidth
Ahead of the anticipated landing of MainOne submarine cable sometime in June this year, telecommunications operators are now scrabbling for bandwidth from the undersea cable, Nigeria…
- 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…
- 29 Jun 2018
Undersea Cables Everywhere, No Internet for Nigerians
Many Nigerians are still without reliable, fast and affordable broadband internet services; as lack of carrier-neutral; “Right of Way” permits; frequent fibre cuts; and dearth of last mile…
- 25 Feb 2016
MainOne, CamTel JV Partnership Targets 10,000 Indirect Jobs
MainOne, leading Communications Services Company in West Africa and Cameroun Telecommunications Corporation (CAMTEL), the national telecommunications and Internet service provider in Cameroon, have…
- 18 Mar 2024
WIOCC’s Strategic Role in Addressing Subsea Cable Outages
WIOCC, Africa’s digital backbone, is leading the continent’s response to the cable cuts currently affecting the WACS, ACE, Main One and SAT3 subsea systems on Africa’s western seaboard. WIOCC’s…
- 23 Aug 2010
Competition in Undersea Cables Will Promote Reliability-Rudman
Mohammed Rudman is the managing director of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN). In his over a decade experience in the information and communications technology, Rudman has worked as network…
- 23 Aug 2010
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Mohammed Rudman is the managing director of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN). In his over a decade experience in the information and communications technology, Rudman has worked as network…
- 22 Jun 2009
Skye Bank, Others Fund $240m Sub Marine Cable Project
Skye Bank Plc and two other financial institutions have signed a $240 million loan agreement with Main One Limited for the financing of the sub marine cable system which will lead to improved…
- 20 Apr 2021
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Africa’s Telecommunications Industry
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores how Africa’s telecommunications industry is transforming business and gearing up for a more interconnected…