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- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Sept 2018
Orange Invests in MainOne Submarine Cable System
Orange has confirmed "a major investment" in West Africa submarine cable system, MainOne. MainOne's current cable system comprises a 7 000km submarine cable, which was launched in 2010 and has…
- 22 Apr 2017
Cable System Connecting Africa & Americas Creates New Route For Internet Traffic
Taking a step closer to completing a valuable new route for the global telecommunications sector, Angola Cables has announced the completion of the marine survey for the South Atlantic Cable System…
- 15 Jul 2019
ASCON Seeks Collaboration with NCC Towards Protection of Submarine Cables in Nigeria
Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) is seeking the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards the protection of submarine fibre optic cables as…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Apr 2022
Google's Equiano Subsea Cable Lands in Nigeria
Google and cable landing partner WIOCC on Thursday announced the landing in Lagos, Nigeria, of the state-of-the-art Equiano subsea cable, which will become a critical element in meeting Nigeria’s…
- 24 May 2020
2Africa, New Subsea Cable for Internet Connectivity in Africa Debuts
2Africa, touted as the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East region is expected to go live between 2023 and 2024. The cable system is product joint effort by…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 1 Sept 2008
East African Cable Project Underway
Construction has started on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASCS), a landmark fibre-optic cable project that will connect 21 African countries to each other and the rest of the world with…
- 21 Jun 2017
MainOne May Restore Submarine Cable Earlier Than Schedule
MainOne is working to restore its full operations earlier than expected after submarine cable outage disrupted the services. Mainone, on Tuesday, blamed its submarine cable outage 3000KM offshore…
- 22 Feb 2024
MTN Partners Bayobab to Land Longest Subsea Cable in Nigeria
Bayobab, a pan-African digital connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with MTN Nigeria to land a 45,000km subsea cable in Nigeria. Known as ‘2Africa,’ the cable landing station is at…
- 14 Mar 2024
Undersea Cable Cuts: NCC Announces Data, Voice Services Disruption Along African West Coast
A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of…
- 22 Jun 2013
Juwah, NCC Boss Rings Worries over Multiple Cables in Lagos
Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried the landing of all submarine cable in Lagos and said that there was the need to situate the cables in other…
- 21 Oct 2014
Google Approves 6,560-Mile US/Brazil Undersea Cable Link
Google will soon starting the laying of a 6,560-mile (10,557-kilometre) undersea cable to link the United States (US) and Brazil. According to Sky News, the fibre-optic cable will have the capacity…
- 1 Dec 2019
MainOne’s Submarine Cable Ready for Service in Cote d’Ivoire
MainOne has announced its submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project, notable for being the first commercial cable system in service to deploy spectrum sharing…
- 6 Dec 2012
Customs Nab Telecommunications Cable Vandals
Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said the Service has arrested five suspected telecommunications cable vandals allegedly caught while stealing underground telecommunications cables near the Customs…
- 11 Apr 2018
Africa to US Subsea Cable Coming Soon
The first direct subsea fibre-optic cable system that will connect SA to Brazil, and eventually to the US, is set for commercial launch in 2020, according to Seaborn Networks COO Andy Bax. The…
- 26 Feb 2025
FG, ITU Seek Global Action on Submarine Cable Disruptions
To prevent damage and disruptions to submarine communication cables, which are essential to the global digital economy, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is calling on the international…
- 20 Dec 2012
ACE Submarine Cable Connects 13 countries
France Telecom-Orange and the other members of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium have announced that the ACE submarine cable is now operational for the first phase linking France and Sao…
- 18 Sept 2013
Dolphin Telecom to Land $700m ACE Cable in Nigeria
Dolphin Telecom, a global communications carrier and operator of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system in West Africa has announced that it would land the $700 million submarine…
- 28 Apr 2017
Work Begins on Cable System Connecting Africa with Americas
A marine survey has been completed for the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), meaning work can begin on the system that will connect the west coast of Africa with the Americas. SACS, which is…
- 3 Oct 2019
MainOne Actualizes Landing of its Submarine Cable in Cote D’Ivoire
After weeks of expectations, MainOne has finally landed its submarine cable in Grand Bassam, Cote D’Iviore, which is the final leg of the ongoing expansion to reach Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire. The…
- 29 Feb 2024
Here Are the Economic and Social Impact of Bayobab’s Sub-sea Cable Landing
In the ever-evolving landscape of global connectivity, the unveiling of the 2Africa subsea cable stands as a testament to the power of collaboration and innovation. Spearheaded by the joint efforts…
- 1 Mar 2010
Undersea Cables will Complement Local Ones- Jegede
The expected delivery of telecommunications services by two new undersea cables that are currently being laid across the sea coast of West Africa has been described as a development that will boost…
- 20 Aug 2020
Africa Data Centres, Benya Cables Partner on fiber Optic Technology & Equipment
Two of the biggest names on the African continent, Africa Data Centres and Benya Cables are entering into a strategic supply agreement to secure continuous sourcing of critical fiber optic technology…
- 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…
- 8 Feb 2024
Bayobab Lands 2Africa Subsea Cable in Nigeria, Ghana
Bayobab, a provider of pan-African digital connectivity solutions, yesterday landed the 45,000km-long 2Africa cable in Ghana and Nigeria. The MTN Group-owned company announced the landing, saying…