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Facebook and MainOne Roll Out Open-Access Fibre Network

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02/27/2019
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Facebook and MainOne Roll Out Open-Access Fibre Network

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As part of Facebook’s move to link more people with broadband internet, MainOne and Facebook have partnered to roll out a metro fiber infrastructure in Edo and Ogun States, Nigeria. MainOne is building and operating up to 750 KM terrestrial fiber infrastructure in two states in Nigeria.

The public transport network will provide metro fibre connectivity to over 1,000,000 people in Benin, Abeokuta, Sagamu and 10 other towns through connecting mobile operators’ base stations, Internet Service providers, Points of presence (POPs), and public locations including schools and hospitals. The partnership will depend on MainOne’s strength as a wholesale Telecoms Infrastructure service Provider, Facebook’s investment and support from local regulatory and state authorities and deepen broadband penetration in Nigeria.


See Also: Avanti, MainOne to Improve Nigeria’s Broadband Services


Ibrahima Ba, Network Investments Lead for Emerging Markets at Facebook, said: “We are working closely with MainOne and other partners to accelerate broadband deployment. In Nigeria, we are bringing together Facebook’s learnings from scaling our global infrastructure with MainOne’s knowledge of the local environment to develop and test new working models for multiple operators to access common infrastructure.”

Funke Opeke, MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, lauded the collaboration and the commitment of Facebook and authorities in Nigeria to improving broadband penetration across the country. Commenting on the partnership, she added “MainOne has always been committed to broadband innovation, job creation, as well as growing the digital economy of West Africa.

We believe that this partnership and the open-access network we have developed will be beneficial to improving the quality of access and accelerating the digital transformation in Ogun and Edo States.”

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