News and Events
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Stakeholders canvass value of Internet density for national development
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As part of its contribution to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country, Digital Jewels has held the 43rd edition of its monthly Information Value Chain (IVC) Breakfast Forum titled “Enabling Internet Ubiquity in Nigeria”. The session which had experienced ICT professionals in attendance addressed key enablers and inhibitors for unleashing [...]
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Main One Renews Commitment to Broadband Penetration
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Determined to adequately service the huge market potential in Nigeria and its neighbouring countries, Main One Cable, Nigeria’s premier private submarine cable company, has started expanding its infrastructure to enable people in other parts of the country access its services. The Chief Executive Officer of Main One Cable, Funke Opeke, who made the disclosure recently [...]
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Bandwidth glut, absence of national backbone, bane of cable companies
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Submarine cable companies in Nigeria are currently facing bandwidth glut if feelers from some stake- holders in the ICT industry are anything to go by. The problem ensued due to lack of a national telecommunication, backbone infrastructure provider. The present irony is that in a country where Main One and Glo1 have joined the [...]
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Main One sweetens Partner deal
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Nigeria’s Main One Cable Company has rewarded members of its Partner Advantage Programme with complimentary capacity for one month. The Partner Advantage Programme is a loyalty incentive programme targeted at distributors of Main One’s bandwidth. Main One says the bonus capacity will provide the Internet service providers with a continous revenue stream by creating an [...]
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Broadband: MainOne boss decries lack of backbone infrastructure
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Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of MainOne Cable Company, Ms Funke Opeke, has identified lack of a national backbone infrastructure on an ‘open-access’ basis as an impediment to the delivery of broadband services in Nigeria. According to her, connecting people from the company’s landing point in Nigeria to London costs less than connecting people across Lagos. She [...]
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Internet Access Will Improve Soon -Main One
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Main One Cable Company says it is confident that broadband penetration in Nigeria will soon improve. This will make Internet access almost ubiquitous in the country, where about half of the population currently lack access, due to poverty. The company said it has started expanding its infrastructure to improve penetration and enable people across [...]
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Main One expands broadband infrastructure with new investments
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Nigeria’s premier private submarine cable company, Main One Cable, has started expanding its broadband infrastructure to enable more Nigerians have access to its services. The company, in a statement on Friday, said it was determined to service the country’s huge market and those of neighbouring countries with broadband services. The Chief Executive Officer, Main One [...]
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
NigComSat will partner Main One to improve connectivity – Ahmed-Rufai
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, says the satellite service provider will complement the efforts of Main One Cable Company in broadband connectivity, while speaking toDAYO OKETOLA on issues surrounding the recent launch of NigComSat-1R into space. Read more…
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Consolidating ICT industry’s gains in 2012
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Impressed by the Information Communications Technology industry’s achievements in 2011, experts highlight what to be done to fast- track the sector’s growth and increase economic benefits in 2012, writes DAYO OKETOLA. Learn more…
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Facilitating ICT growth with new policy
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The newly released draft National ICT policy is expected to unite the telecoms, broadcasting, Information Technology, and postal services sub-sectors and drive increased growth in the ICT industry, writes DAYO OKETOLA Learn more…
