Main One Cable Company has upgraded
its network infrastructure to meet the growing bandwidth demands.
The upgrade is for the lit capacity on
its undersea fibre optic cable system with an additional 20 Gigabit Per Second
(Gbps) between Lagos, Nigeria and Seixal Portugal, with deployment of an
additional bank of 10 Gbps wavelengths ready for implementation on demand.
A press statement endorsed
by Ms Jumoke Akande of Main One Cable Company and Courtney McDaniel of TE
SubCom and made available to ITRealms
Online, indicated that the upgrade was necessary to meet the growing demand
for bandwidth on the Main One network.
This upgrade, they said,
is the third capacity advancement of the network since Main One’s launch in
June 2010.
According to them, with this upgrade,
Main One is positioned as the undersea cable system carrier with the highest
lit capacity in West Africa, with over 12 times the capacity of the incumbent
operator and higher than other existing and planned operators.
The chief executive officer, MainOne,
Ms Funke Opeke, was quoted as saying
they are growing the lit capacity on the network to accommodate the ever
growing demand for the region’s Internet and international plus cross border
transport capacity services.
“This reinforces our position as the
leading provider of wholesale Internet and transmission services to meet the
expectations of our customers,” she said.
The capacity upgrade, she noted was
seamlessly executed by Main One’s Network Planning and Implementation team in
conjunction with TE SubCom, Main One’s submarine cable system supplier and
Business Unusual Limited, Infrastructure Project Managers.
The
Vice President, Sales for TE SubCom, Mr. Michael Rieger, said they were
honored to have originally constructed Main One's world class network and to be
a part of its continuing expansion.
“Main
One's substantial increase in demand demonstrates their continued
customer growth and we are pleased they have chosen us as supplier of this
important upgrade,” he said.
ITRealms Online recollects that Main One is wholly African and is the
first privately owned submarine network cable in West Africa with initial
landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal and seeks to deliver its cable
system on time and within budget.
Remmy Nweke
ITREALMS Online ... delivering news for ICT4D
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