Who will use the MainOne cable?

MainOne will offer its services to any company requiring large volume bandwidth at competitive price. This typically means telco operators, ISP companies and large corporate or multinational organisations requiring data connectivity

What specific advantage(s) does MainOne have?

MainOne is privately owned and is not affiliated with any telecoms company. In addition, it is not part of any consortium, therefore it has a leaner and more agile decision-making processes

Who are MainOne’s Competitors?

Other companies providing or proposing a similar service to MaIN OnE on the West African axis are NITEL’s SAT3 and GLO

How are submarine cables installed and repaired

Submarine cables are laid using special cable layer ships (A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electricity, and such). See link for illustration.
http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/how/index.htm
(Courtesy of alcatel-lucent)
http://www.globalmarinesystems.com/capabilities/subsea_cable_installation
(Courtesy Global Marine Systems)
http://www.tycotelecom.com/MarineServices/content.asp?page=ourfleet.asp Click on reliance class interactive demo
(Courtesy Tyco Telecommunications)

Who will monitor the MainOne Network?

The MainOne Network will be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from its Network Operations Centre based in Nigeria and staffed with Africans having technical telecommunications and telco specific customer service experience

Who will build and maintain the MainOne Cable System?

Tyco Telecommunications will build and maintain the MainOne cable system. Tyco Telecommunications is a business unit of Tyco Electronics and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services