Digital connectivity solutions provider, Bayobab in partnership with MTN Nigeria, landed a 45,000km subsea cable project in Nigeria.
MTN Nigeria in a statement says the cable known as ‘2Africa,’ has its landing station at Mopo-Onibeju Lekki area of Lagos.
2Africa is now primed to be the longest under-water cable in the world, passing through three continents and 33 countries, several of which are in Africa; in the process expanding the rapidly growing African digital economy and positively impacting growth across the continent.
The Managing Director, Bayobab Nigeria, Josephine Sarouk, said the cable will directly support economic development in Africa, fostering further growth of 4G, 5G and increased broadband penetration to millions of people and businesses.
Sarouk said:
“Bayobab has invested in a myriad of submarine cables to boost much-needed broadband capacity to the continent; and bolster efforts to leverage technology to connect the unconnected in Africa and beyond” and “
“The landing of 2Africa in Nigeria will supercharge Nigeria’s digital economy, creating space for a vibrant ecosystem bringing digital services to millions of Nigerians in line with the government’s vision for a thriving digital economy.
“Our investment in 2Africa is part of our commitment to our customers, bringing resilience to networks and capacity due to the growing demands for digital services such as Fintech, IOT, AI, e-learning, which continue to revolutionise the way customers engage with services, fueling the demand for more data.
This landing is further proof of our long-held confidence in the future of the continent.”
Increased capacity.
The implication of the project is that Nigerian service providers can access capacity in an open-access cable landing station on a fair and equitable basis.
