Nigeria is now home to the world’s longest subsea cable, measuring 45,000 kilometres.
The 45,000-kilometer-long 2Africa subsea cable from Meta has reached the Nigerian states of Lagos and Akwa Ibom. By immediately promoting the expansion of 4G and 5G and increasing internet penetration for millions of people and businesses throughout the continent, the deep-sea cable project will link 32 additional African nations and directly contribute to the continent’s economic development.
The 45,000-kilometer-long 2Africa subsea cable from Meta has reached the Nigerian states of Lagos and Akwa Ibom.
In addition to connecting 32 other African nations, the deep-sea cable project will directly promote the continent’s economic growth.
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Along with increasing broadband penetration for millions of people and businesses around the continent, it will also support the development of 4G and 5G.
According to Guardian Nigeria, Bayobab, a pan-African provider of digital connection solutions, she collaborated with MTN Opco to install a 45,000-kilometer undersea cable in the Mopo-Onibeju Lekki neighborhood of Lagos. The Nigerian Equinix Company, MainOne, is in charge of the project’s Akwa Ibom phase, situated at Ibeno in the state of Akwa Ibom in the south of Nigeria.
According to CEO Frédéric Schepens, there have been six landings in five nations, with this one being the fourth.
These include South Africa and three locations in West Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire. He added that Nigerian service providers will have access to top-notch capacity in carrier-neutral data centers or open-access cable landing stations on an equal and fair basis.
“At the heart of everything we do at Bayobab is the 2Africa initiative, which aims to connect Africa to the world and the world to Africa in the end. We are excited to carry on providing services that will boost the digital economy in Africa, which is expanding quickly, and have a beneficial effect on growth all around the continent,” he stated.
The deep-sea cable landing will boost Nigeria’s digital economy, according to Josephine Sarouk, Managing Director of Bayobab Nigeria. She said that the cable’s arrival will make room for a thriving ecosystem that will provide digital services to millions of Nigerians in line with the government’s vision for a thriving digital economy.
“As part of our commitment to our customers, we are investing in 2Africa to strengthen networks and capacity in response to the increasing demand for digital services like e-learning, Fintech, IoT, and AI, which are revolutionizing customer engagement with services and driving up demand for more data. “This landing is additional evidence of our unwavering faith in the continent’s future,” the speaker remarked.
