Tag: Fibre Optics
MTN’s Bayobab lands 2Africa submarine cable in Ghana, Nigeria
MTN’s Bayobab, a provider of pan-African digital connectivity solutions, has finally landed its 45,000km-long 2Africa cable in Ghana and Nigeria.The MTN Group-owned company announced...
MTN’s Bayobab, Africa50 partner to develop pan-African terrestrial fibre
Bayobab (former MTN GlobalConnect) and Africa50 have signed a partnership to develop Project East2West, a terrestrial fibre optic cable network connecting the eastern shores...
MTN GlobalConnect rebranded as Bayobab
MTN GlobalConnect, MTN Group’s pan-African wholesale services business that owns stakes in a number of subsea cables and other telecommunications infrastructure, is changing its name...
MTN to build $314 million Africa fibre cable
MTN Group has unveiled plans to build a R6-billion (US$314 million) terrestrial fibre cable to connect 10 countries, as telcos push to expand service...
Fibre optic cable thieves arrested in Lagos
Security officials in Lagos, Nigeria have picked up five suspected telecom fibre optic cable thieves at Ikoyi, TechEconomy.ng has reported.
The policemen were on...
Google’s subsea cable Equiano lands in South Africa
The Equiano subsea Internet cable was landed at Melkbosstrand north of Cape Town on Monday, the last stop on the route south for the 12-fibre-pair...
Google’s Equiano lands in Namibia
Google's subsea internet cable, Equiano, has finally landed in Namibia. Equiano is Google's first subsea cable in Africa. It is meant to connect Europe and Africa via...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s MainOne acquired by Equinix at $320 million
Equinix Inc, a global leader in digital infrastructure, today announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African...
Road contractors who destroy telecom infrastructure will be prosecuted – Minister
The Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has issued a strong warning to road contractors and persons who destroy telecommunication infrastructure such as fibre...
2Africa submarine cable extended to Arabian Gulf, India, Pakistan
The 2Africa consortium, comprising of MTN GlobalConnect, China Mobile International, Facebook, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, has announced the addition of a...