EoW September 2010

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Submarine firm completes installation of cable system

Main One Cable Company, a submarine cable company offering open access, wholesale broadband capacity in West Africa, and its system supplier, Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications SubCom, have completed the first phase of the Main One cable system. The installation of the terminal equipment is completed in Seixal, Portugal and is under way at the system’s landing sites in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. The CEO of Main One, Funke Opeke stated that Phase 1 of the Main One Cable System spans 6,800km and will provide much-needed capacity between the West Coast of Africa and Portugal. The dual fibre pair, 1.92 terabit per second, dense wave division multiplex project will first connect Lagos, Accra and Seixal with onward connectivity to Europe, Asia and the Americas, while Phase 2 of the project is expected to extend to South Africa. The cable system, scheduled to go live on 1 st July, will provide open access to regional telecoms operators and Internet service providers at rates lower than existing international bandwidth prices in the region.

The system will also provide broadband capacity to expand Internet access in the sub-Saharan region, as well as ease the difficulties of switching traffic between African countries without the need to go through Europe. Opeke said “We are thrilled that the challenge of completing the marine work for the Main One Cable System is behind us and we will soon be able to concentrate on the critical mission of providing high-capacity bandwidth to regions of the globe where it is long overdue,” adding that, “Together with SubCom, we have met our goals on schedule and we eagerly look towards delivering capacity to our customers and executing plans for expansion of the network.” President of SubCom David Coughlan emphasised that, “We consider the work we have done on Main One to be a significant accomplishment and are proud to be associated with this project.” Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (SubCom) – USA Website : www.subcom.com Main One Cable Company – Mauritius Website : www.mainonecable.com

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EuroWire – September 2010