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- 29 Jun 2015
Researchers Increase Fiber Optic Networks Capacity Limits by 20%
Engineers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute, apart from breaking the supposed limits of fiber optic data transmission, they utterly increased the power of optical signals almost twenty times the…
- 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.…
- 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,…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Feb 2025
FG Moves to Curb Damage to Fiber Optic Cables, Sets up Joint Committee
The Federal Government has established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fiber Optic Cables to curb the persistent damage to fiber networks caused by road construction and…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Telecom21 Aug 2026
Dr. Tijani Affirms October Rollout Date for FG’s 90,000km Fibre-optic Network Project
Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said the Federal Government will begin the implementation of its 90,000-kilometre nationwide fibre-optic network project in October.
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Jun 2009
Suburban Telecom Connects Nigeria and Ghana with Inland Fiber Optic Cable
Suburban Telecom, a subsidiary of SubUrban West Africa, has successfully deployed an inland fiber optic cable Network that now link Nigeria to Ghana and some francophone countries of Benin Republic…
- 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…
- 30 Jul 2017
NCC Raids Optical Disc Pirates in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) recently carried out antipiracy raids on suspected pirates of optical discs with the arrest of five (5) suspects in Garrison and Igwuruta areas…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 18 Jan 2023
Exclusive… Next-Generation Optical Solutions Paving the Way for Broadband Acceleration in Nigeria
With a national target of reaching 70% broadband usage by 2025, Nigeria has made great strides, with broadband usage increasing to 44.5% in July 2022. Naveed Kashif, Head of the Southern Africa…
- 8 Oct 2019
Nokia 7.2 Premiers a Powerful 48 MP Triple Camera with ZEISS Optics
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the Nokia 7.2, the first Nokia smartphone to combine a triple camera and PureDisplay. Nokia 7.2 features a powerful 48MP triple camera with Quad…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Feb 2018
AfDB Supports Gabon's Optic Fiber Backbone Project
The African Development Bank and the Gabonese National Agency for Numerical Infrastructure and Frequency (ANINF) have signed agreements a feasibility study for the country’s component of the Central…