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Funke Okpeke, Mainone boss
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MainOne appoints Ivorien GM to drive Francophone business expansion

MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider has appointed Etienne Kouadio Doh as General Manager, Francophone West Africa. In his new role, Doh will lead the company’s business development activities in Cote D’Ivoire as well as oversee…

MDXI MD, Gbenga Adebiji
ICT

MainOne’s MDXI hits TCCF to become most certified Data Center in Nigeria

MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Industry analysts say with this new milestone, MDXI becomes the leading Data center in West Africa with the top 5 certifications…

Funke Okpeke, Mainone boss
ICT

MainOne’s secures operational licence in Cote D’Ivoire to grow W’Africa expansion

As part of its West Africa expansion, connectivity and data centre solutions operator MainOne has secured a license to expand national and international connectivity services in Cote D’Ivoire. The C1B license, received from Minister Bruno Koné, the country’s Minister for…

Opeke Mainone
ICT

MainOne, Ogun State team up to drive Smart City development, 250km Optic Fibre

Communications service and network solutions group, MainOne, has sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ogun State government to build two hundred and fifty (250) kilometres of Optic Fibre cable. The key target is to deepen internet connectivity for…

Funke Okpeke, Mainone boss
ICT

MainOne CEO, Opeke at TMT Finance Africa 2018, harps on data centre growth

The Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Ms. Funke Opeke has highlighted the opportunity for increased investment in shared fiber network infrastructure and data center and cloud computing infrastructure in Africa. This, she said was key to further unlocking the gains…

Funke Okpeke, Mainone boss
ICT

How MainOne empowered Nigeria Social Media Week with free Wifi

For the third consecutive year, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center Solutions Company, MainOne has provided internet connectivity to participants at Social Media Week Lagos as the exclusive technology partner. The Social Media Week Lagos is Africa’s largest tech…

Opeke Mainone
ICT

MainOne plans Nerds Unite summit month end

MainOne has announced readiness for 2018 premier industry event; the Nerds Unite conference planned for Friday, February 23, 2018, Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. MainOne said the conference is designed to share new industry trends and developments with over 500…

NCC Danbatta
ICT

Broadband InfraCos: Why NCC failed to licence remaining five zones in 2017

Contrary to the impression created by the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof.  Umar Danbatta earlier in the year that the agency will complete the licensing of Broadband Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) for the…

Opeke Mainone
ICT

MainOne now Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Connectivity provider

West Africa’s leading communications Services Company and operator of the premier Tier III Data Center, MainOne, has announced its official listing by Microsoft as an ExpressRoute Connectivity Provider for Nigeria. The listing follows MainOne’s launch of its Cloud Connect product…

Funke Okpeke, Mainone boss
ICT

MainOne, Tizeti team up with Facebook to boost connectivity in Lagos

MainOne and Tizeti on Monday, announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos. The new partnership is structured to leverage MainOne’s fiber connectivity, Tizeti’s twenty brand-new solar-powered towers, and…