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| 2 Terabytes to West Africa |
| Written by Dave Burstein |
| Tuesday, 06 July 2010 21:29 |
 "You go girl!" headlines the web page for Engineer Funke Opeke at the Queen's School Old Girls Association. Ms. Opeke went on to Columbia University and Verizon before returning home to Nigeria. She's now brought massive connectivity to Lagos and Accra (where one's heart belongs) via the 7,000 kilometer Main One cable. Working with Tyco and Alcatel she's already planning the extension to meet SEACOM in South Africa. The cable is operational today, delivered on time and on budget.  A terabyte is enough for 10M broadband connections at today's rates for DSL, and probably for 50M if much of the information is sourced or cached locally. They've only lit 30 gigabits per section but are able to expand that rapidly if there's demand.
“Today is a historic day for West Africa. The arrival of the Main One cable proves that much good can be done by Africans for Africans. We are pleased to realise the fruit of our dedication and commitment in the past 30 months. More importantly, we are happy to be a channel for driving growth in Africa and changing the status quo for the average African as reliable internet connectivity becomes easily accessible and affordable for all” Fola Adeola
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