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1.920 Tbps Main One submarine cable goes live in West Africa boosting bandwidth capacity
Main One recently announced that it’s 1,920 Gbps, 7000 kilometres long, submarine fibre optic cable system linking West Africa to Europe has been completed and commissioned.
With landing stations in Nigeria and Ghana and branching units in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Ivory Coast, the cable will deliver broadband capacity to West Africa, more than ten times what is currently available.
“With its cable system now turned on, Main One is poised to champion a communications revolution in Africa impacting businesses, governments and individuals by providing higher bandwidth and exceptional speeds at a lower cost,” Main One said in a press statement.
“Today is a historic day for West Africa. The arrival of the Main One cable proves that much good can be done by Africans for Africans. We are pleased to realise the fruit of our dedication and commitment in the past 30 months. More importantly, we are happy to be a channel for driving growth in Africa and changing the status quo for the average African as reliable internet connectivity becomes easily accessible and affordable for all” said Fola Adeola, Chairman Main One Cable Company.
Main One is the first privately owned submarine network cable in West Africa. After the full project is completed the cable system is expected to stretch 14,000 km from Portugal to South Africa with landings in various West African countries.
Funke Opeke, Main One CEO, explained: “Main One’s plan in 2008 included building in two phases with phase one connecting London and Nigeria through a 7,000Km cable. Phase two will connect Nigeria to South Africa once the right partnership with the right level of funding is secured.”
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