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The Chief Executive Officer of West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), Mr. Chris Wood has shared clearer insights into the state of repairs for undersea cable cuts, which affected Nigeria and 12 African countries. Recall, Business Remarks reported that most African countries have suffered internet outages following several submarine cable …

MainOne, a digital infrastructure service provider in West Africa, on Friday, revealed that repairing its undersea submarine cables might take about three weeks. On Thursday, subsea cable providers were affected by major cuts to undersea submarine cables, disrupting internet traffic in major parts of the continent. In a statement, MainOne …

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™ has announced it has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for an enterprise value of US$320M, marking the beginning of its expansion into the African continent. The completion of this acquisition augments the …

MainOne, West Africa’s connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has expanded its fiber optic network infrastructure to the Lagos Free Zone in Lekki. MainOne, in partnership with the Lagos Free Zone, launched its fiber optic network infrastructure at the zone recently, in order to support businesses with fast speed broadband …

Equinix announced today that it is acquiring MainOne, a West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider with a presence in Nigeria, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, for $320 million. The acquisition is expected to close Q1 of 2022, subject to the “satisfaction of customary closing conditions including the requisite regulatory approvals.” …

MainOne has announced the launch of its 100-rack Data Center facility located in Appolonia City, 20 kilometers from Accra-Ghana, as part of efforts to expand its digital footprints across the Africa continent. According to Mainone, the data center will be managed by its subsidiary, MDXi and will offer customers the …

Tech experts have stressed the need for business owners and employees to embrace digital transformation in order to sustain business growth and expansion. According to them, organisations need to take full advantage of the evolving Information and Communications Technology (ICT) landscape and embrace digital technology capable of positively disrupting their …

Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has mobilised its members for a three-day warning strike on Tuesday, June 15 (tomorrow) at midnight over alleged violation of labour laws and disregard for decent conditions of employment. In a statement, the association disclosed that the decision was reached …

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and IPv6 Council Nigeria is set to host it’s first webinar on the state of IPv6 deployment in Nigeria. The event which is slated to hold on Thursday, April 8, 2021 by 10am is themed “National IPv6 Migration: Challenges and Prospects for …

Inline with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) financial inclusion drive, MainOne, a Cloud Solutions Services Provider, said it is offering Hybrid Cloud solutions to support commercial and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in West Africa. The Hybrid solutions offer a comprehensive technical and commercial build-versus-buy assessment, which has facilitated partnerships that …