MainOne, Tizeti partner Facebook to give access to 13 Lagos Mainland suburbs

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The leading connectivity and data center solutions provider, MainOne and Tizeti have concluded collaboration with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in some 13 Lagos Mainland suburbs, reports ITRealms.

This, ITRealms gathered would make Internet service accessible across Lagos Mainland including Ajao Estate, Surulere, Ikeja, Omole, Magodo, Gbagada, Oworonshoki, Bariga, Anthony Village, Ogudu, Ojota, Ketu and Alapere.

Also, the partnership will leverage MainOne’s fiber connectivity, Tizeti’s twenty brand-new solar-powered towers, and Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi; resulting in internet services will be more accessible across aforementioned parts of Lagos Mainland.

Chief Executive Officer, Tizeti, Kendall Ananyi, said, “Access to fast and reliable unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity has been a problem for most Nigerian residential customers and small businesses for too long. This partnership aims to demonstrate a sustainable and cost-effective solution to the under-served areas of Lagos State through our solar-powered, always-on Wi-Fi towers, and robust internet bandwidth from MainOne.”

Tizeti has built and will operate the solar-powered Wi-Fi Towers across Lagos while MainOne will provide multiple Gbps internet bandwidth to the outdoor towers via a mix of fiber-optic and microwave backhaul connections. This internet service will be delivered to end users via Wi-Fi, including via Express Wi-Fi hotspots deployed by Tizeti in Lagos. This partnership supports the three partners’ shared goal of connecting more people to high quality internet services in the most cost-effective way.

MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Funke Opeke, lauded Tizeti and Facebook’s commitment to improving the quality and lowering costs of Internet services in Lagos. 

“This project leverages our Internet capacity, investment in terrestrial fiber-optic infrastructure and points of presence for service delivery across Lagos State. We’re committed to improving the quality of access and accelerating the digital transformation of small businesses,” Opeke said.

Equally speaking, Ibrahima Ba, Facebook Connectivity Programs, said, "We are committed to working with partners across Africa and elsewhere to support connectivity initiatives and develop better internet infrastructure in communities that lack reliable and affordable access."

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Africa ranks 3rd in ALS accreditation in 13 years

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In over a decade of accreditation for the At-Large Structures (ALS) by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC, Africa recorded 42 and third in the category, reports ITRealms.

This 42 is coming out of the world five regions, just as Latin America and the Carribbean Islands, topped the ranking with 50 ALS within the period under review.

Also coming second is the Asia Pacific with 44 ALSes, while Europe recorded 37 and North America 27.

This, ITRealms reports is an average of 14 ALSes each year.

Although, it was gathered that an estimated 33 per cent of ALSes are Internet Society Chapters from across the globe.

ITRealms recalls that since September 2003 when the first ALS, the Internet Society Italy Chapter, the At-Large Community has seen a steady increase of ALSes.

ALS is a wholly independent organization from ICANN, whether it is an Internet-related consumer rights groups or an academic organization, ALSes share the passion in furthering the development of Information and Communication Technologies and contributing to policy activities that influence the technical coordination of the Domain Name Systems.

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