MainOne, solutions by Equinix, is West Africa’s leading connectivity and managed services provider.
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With our plan for a new Equinix Data Center, in the heart of Lagos’ business district, we are unlocking new possibilities for connectivity, innovation, and growth across West Africa. This milestone reinforces our commitment to contributing to an interconnected African economy.
Africa’s digital future is accelerating, and we’re proud to be part of it.
Equinix is building LG3, a new data center in Lagos, Nigeria. It’s a major step for the region’s digital growth, connecting businesses locally & globally via Equinix Fabric. eqix.it/4oWCH93
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Meet Funke Opeke, First Nigerian woman to build a 7000km submarine cable from Europe to Africa in 2010.
The MainOne submarine cable led to a crash in #internet bandwidth prices by over 50% in Nigeria.
#NigerianHistory #MainOne
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To commemorate our 10th anniversary, MainOne is offering all customers #Cashback on installation fees of up to N250,000 based on the minimum transaction value of N2.5million all through the month of July.
Don’t miss out on this offer. Send us a DM for more details!
#MainOneAt10
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To boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8% to over 60% in the next five years, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, @DrIsaPantami inaugurated a committee, chaired by MainOne CEO @funkeopeke to develop a new National Broadband Plan that will be
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MainOne is proud to announce that we have officially signed the landmark deal with the Akwa Ibom State Government!
This comes after the landing of the 2Africa Submarine Cable at the Qua Iboe Beach Terminal.
#QuaIboe #DigitalTransformation
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Photos of MainOne CEO @funkeopeke with His Excellency, President @MBuhari, Hon. Minister @FMoCDENigeria @DrIsaPantami, D.G @NITDANigeria @KashifuInuwa at the official unveiling of the National Broadband Plan and the commissioning of the Communications and #DigitalEconomy Complex
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MainOne Announces Successful Repair of Submarine Cable, Restates Commitment to Powering West Africa’s Digital Ecosystem
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Thank you for the kind words sir @DrIsaPantami
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We are happy to announce the landing of the MainOne submarine cable into #Senegal in partnership with @CI_Orange & @GroupeSonatel. The cable lands months ahead of schedule aboard the Pierre de Fermat vessel, arriving from Brest, France on August 29th.
Photo via @jlvuillemin
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We are pleased to share with you, our new corporate video highlighting our impact in powering the technology revolution across West Africa. It showcases our achievements, investments and commitment to enabling the digital transformation of West Africa. bit.ly/ThisisMainOne
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Photos: Last week, our CEO and Chairperson of the National Broadband Planning Committee, @funkeopeke alongside other members of the committee met with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.
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We have investigated the advertisement of @Google prefixes through one of our upstream partners. This was an error during a planned network upgrade due to a misconfiguration on our BGP filters. The error was corrected within 74mins & processes put in place to avoid reoccurrence
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Photos of MainOne CEO @funkeopeke and the Director General, @NITDANigeria, @KashifuInuwa representing the Honourable Minister, @FMoCDENigeria, @DrIsaPantami at #NerdsUnite2020
MainOne is set to enable that Digital Economy in West Africa!
Watch out for more updates😉
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We can't keep calm💃In less than 24 hours, MainOne will be 10 years🎉
Let's take a walk down memory lane as we countdown to the few hours left: In 2019, MainOne and @CI_Orange inked deal to boost internet access into Francophone West Africa.
#MainOneAt10 #ADecadeofConnnections
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We are pleased to announce that MainOne CEO @funkeopeke has been inducted into the “Infrastructure” category of @Techpointdotng Hall of Fame Awards 2020 for her contribution to the Nigerian #technology space.
Thank you @Techpointdotng and congratulations on your anniversary.
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Photos from the just concluded @DataScienceNIG Intercampus Machine Learning Bootcamp 2019, where MainOne rewarded the "Best Female Data Scientist" in person of Sarah Adigwe.
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MainOne has been entrusted by the State of Burkina Faso, backed by @WorldBank to provide bulk #connectivity services to a consortium of operators through the PAV-Burkina Cooperative, for the next three years.
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It's been about a year since the announcement of MainOne's acquisition by @Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company.
The Acquisition which officially happened in April represents a critical point of entry for Platform Equinix into the rapidly growing African market.
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It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of our CEO @funkeopeke by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, as the Chairperson of the new National Broadband Plan Committee (2020-2025), with Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former Executive Commissioner-NCC as the Co-Chairman.
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Raising money is the most difficult thing I ever did as an entrepreneur. Use your resourcefulness to build capacity and that capacity will bring capital.
#MondayMotivation #MainOneQuotes #FunkeOpeke
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Yet another Giveaway💃
Flood our timeline with answers, we don't mind😄
All winners will be announced tomorrow.
#MainOneCSW2019 #CustomerServiceWeek2019 #CSWeek2019 #Giveaway
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MainOne CEO @funkeopeke was listed as one of the women who will shape events in Nigeria in 2020.
Described as the Cable Lady, Funke Opeke is known for her outstanding innovation in telecoms space.
We can't wait to see all she's up to in 2020!
bit.ly/2uh75VX
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It's Giveaway 0'clock💃🏾
Stand the chance to win amazing prices!
Keep your comments rolling in😁
Stay posted as all winners will be communicated on Friday
#MainOneCSW2019 #CustomerServiceWeek2019 #TheMagicOfService #Giveaway
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Migrating to a #datacenter and #Cloud service provider makes it easier for Oil and Gas #businesses to quickly deploy new virtual data centers at a fraction of the cost required to procure physical equipment.
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Present at the presentation ceremony were members of the committee including @Bashirgwandu, Ubale Maska, Secretary of the Committee and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO @NgComCommission among others.
bit.ly/39egq0k
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MainOne Celebrates 10 Years of Enabling West Africa’s Digital Revolution- bit.ly/MainOneAt10
Ten years ago, MainOne launched operations with the commissioning of the first private #submarinecable on the West Coast of Africa.
#ADecadeofConnections
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UPDATE: Pulling in Progress! MainOne's submarine cable has landed in Grand Bassam, Cote D'Ivoire.
The cable will be connected to the newly constructed MainOne data centre in Abidjan to aid the growth of digital economy in Cote D'Ivoire
Full details here:bit.ly/2pyD952
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Speaking at #NerdsUnite2020 earlier in the year, Hon. Minister @FMoCDENigeria @DrIsaPantami represented by the DG @NITDANigeria @KashifuInuwa called for more investment in #CloudComputing while highlighting the value of data in a digital economy. Read more:bit.ly/2xuJx1b
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Today, we launched the new MDXi Lekki II Data Center and we had the honour to host the Executive Governor @followlasg @jidesanwoolu and Deputy Governor @drobafemihamzat and other dignitaries
This @MDX_i #DataCenter expansion will deliver unparalleled quality of services.
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Senegal is now connected!
We are pleased to announce the official connection of Senegal to the MainOne cable trunk.
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Here's to many more milestones as we work to deepen broadband access via fibre infrastructure… instagram.com/p/B2gebzZl1F5/…
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Spot this beautiful #Nyota portrait of our CEO, @funkeopeke, sitting gorgeously @iHub workspace in Nairobi.
Thanks @Cc_HUB and @iHub for this visual artwork.
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Thank you for the recognition @Techpointdotng
We celebrate @funkeopeke, founder of @Mainoneservice and induct her into the “Infrastructure” category of the #TechpointHallofFame
#TechpointAwards2020
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We are pleased to announce that MainOne has become the first Microsoft Azure Peering Services partner for West Africa, providing enterprises using #MicrosoftCloud services with secured, reliable and high-performance experience relative to what is currently available in the market
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Are you ready? It's time to win amazing prizes💃🏾
Follow our Twitter Page @Mainoneservice answer all the trivia questions correctly and use the hashtag #MainOneAt10 to win.
Keep your comments coming😀
Stay posted as all winners will be announced on Friday.
#ADecadeofConnections
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Through this partnership, MainOne will construct approximately 140 kilometres of metro fibre infrastructure, providing super high-speed connectivity for the region.
Together, we're unlocking the full potential of digital connectivity for all of South-South.
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MainOne CEO @funkeopeke @FMoCDENigeria @DrIsaPantami Executive Vice Chairman
@NgComCommission and other prominent tech leaders have been named among the “Top 10 Tech Leaders in Nigeria 2020” by the annual World Digital Exhibition (Worldex)
Read more here bit.ly/2BBBeCH
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Photos from the ongoing @NITDANigeria Digital Conference where MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke gave a keynote address.
Funmike Olayera, Sales Manager, Public Sector joined a panel themed, "The Role of Connectivity and Infrastructure in Bridging the Digital Divide Gap in Nigeria".
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"It is great to see companies like #Cisco taking the role of women in the work place seriously." - MainOne CEO @funkeopeke at #woi2017
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Meet Adewale Yusuf, CEO @Techpointdotng, a technology-focused media platform.
Adewale has experience spanning a decade in visual storytelling through photography and a strong interest in #technology. He has spoken at different tech and startup conferences in Africa and Europe.
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This Wednesday, we're crushing on our CEO @funkeopeke. she has been listed as one of @Forbes World's Top 50 women in tech. Join us in congratulating her. Here's the link to view the full list
forbes.com/top-tech-women/li…
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"Nigeria is the answer to some of the world's economic problem"
-Chika Nwobi, CEO, @DecagonIns
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MainOne recently launched its services in Edo State, with extensive fiber infrastructure deployment across Benin City, beneficial to improving the quality of internet access and accelerating digital transformation by providing high-speed internet.
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In the light of our celebrations, hear what MainOne Chairman, @tfolaadeola has to say:
I’m proud to be a part of this innovative journey.
Congratulations to our shareholders, partners, customers and staff for making this unique experience worth the while.
Happy 10th Anniversary!
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We're excited to have our CEO, @funkeopeke featured in this illustrated art book by @Techpointdotng showcasing some of Nigeria's tech revolutionaries: bit.ly/2JociBb
Can you identify who else was featured by looking at the second image only?
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We are proud of what we have done at #Yaba where we built our infrastructure, which has revitalised the business environment. We would like to see this across Katsina, Yobe, Aba and other parts of #Nigeria channelstv.com/live
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Happy Anniversary to our prime partner @tizeti
It has been 8 years of trusting MainOne to serve you.
We truly appreciate you and consider you a part of the MainOne family.
We look forward to celebrating more years of connections with you.
Thank you for choosing MainOne
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This Friday, IT innovators and professionals will engage insightful and thought-provoking discussions at #NerdsUnite2020, MainOne's 5th annual flagship event themed #EnablingtheDigitalEconomy.
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Get in here!
It's Giveaway Time💃
Let's enjoy this magical experience.
Keep the comments coming in.
#MainOneCSW2019 #CustomerServiceWeek #TheMagicOfService #Giveaway
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With recent news articles on two submarine cables experiencing service disruptions to a number of West African countries, we wish to inform our customers and partners that MainOne and its customers were not affected by the disruptions.
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As we celebrate Eid al-Fitr, we wish you and your loved ones a joyous and blessed Eid. May this special occasion bring blessings, happiness, and renewed connections. Eid Mubarak from MainOne!
#EidMubarak #ConnectingWhatMatters
#EidAlFitr
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We are pleased to announce that the MainOne #submarinecable launched in Cote D'Ivoire is live and ready for service.
Being the first commercial cable system in service, this will offer capabilities to deepen infrastructure and lower the cost of broadband services to the region.
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This afternoon, our CEO @funkeopeke joins other business leaders from 54 #African countries for the #TEFforum2017 bit.ly/TEFforumLivestream
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MainOne CEO, @funkeopeke in an article published on @ITU highlights some issues the African market faces, including lack of telecom investments in developing areas, and infrastructural deficits. To address some of the issues, she calls for network sharing: goo.gl/vxL1JW
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We are thrilled to announce that MainOne bagged two awards at the #DatacloudAfrica Awards ceremony in Accra, Ghana😀
MainOne was specially awarded the Africa Cloud Service Provider of the Year and @MDX_i secured the award for Excellence in Data Centre: Africa at the ceremony
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Thank you all for participating and congratulations to our winners😁
Answers:
1. Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Cameroon, Benin, Niger, Senegal, and Chad.
2. Connectivity, Colocation, Cloud and Managed Services
3. Microsoft Azure Stack Cloud
4. CCHub, DSN
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May the joy and peace this season brings connect you to many opportunities.
#MerryChristmas from all of us at MainOne.
#Christmas #Christmas2022
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MainOne’s CEO, @funkeopeke will speak at the Africa Tech Female Founders Summit next Tuesday
Save the date!
#womenintech #TLcomFemaleFounder #technology
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TERRIFIC team nailed it even better today😎
See us radiating in colourful native attires repping our tribes😁
What tribe do you represent?
#CustomerServiceWeek
#HumansofMainOne #M1CSWeek2019 #CSWeek2019
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Video of the cable ship Pierre de Fermat arriving the Autonomous Port of #Dakar . This cable ship will deploy the 3rd submarine cable coming from #Portugal to connect #Senegal #IvoryCoast and #Nigeria to enable better connectivity across the region. #Orange #MainOne #Sonatel
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Celebrating Regional Connectivity Partnerships
L-R: Pierre-Louis de Guillebon, Chief Executive Officer, Orange International Carriers; Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer, MainOne and Jean-Luc Vuillemin,Senior Vice President International Networks, Infrastructures and Services
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We're 4 days away to #MainOneAt10
In 2015, MainOne launched its Tier III Data center @MDX_i Lekki.
@MDX_i has achieved some huge feats including Tier III Constructed Facility, #TCCF Certification, ISO 27001 and ISO9001 certification to mention but a few.
#ADecadeofConnections
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Never too late to say Happy New Year to all the Nerds and tech enthusiasts.😀
MainOne flagship event and one of the most important technology event in West Africa #NerdsUnite2020 is few weeks away.
Watch this space for all the exciting announcements 😊
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MainOne et @orange signent un accord pour améliorer l'accès à Internet en Afrique de l'Ouest francophone: bit.ly/2DbVv2i #BetterConnectedAfrica
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In commemoration of our 10th anniversary of delivering innovative, world-class service in West Africa, @TecheconomyNG published an article on ten (10) pivotal milestones of MainOne.
Click here to read more: bit.ly/3e1DNM0
#MainOneAt10 #ADecadeofConnections
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Discussions were centred on the importance of #broadbandpenetration where @DrIsaPantami emphasized that an increase in broadband penetration is key to the growth of a #DigitalEconomy.
Read more here: bit.ly/2RsbMFg
@FMoCDENigeria @TecheconomyNG
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4/7. As a young female professional, I had other female professionals I looked up to and knew I could succeed. Sometimes, I couldn't make family functions but I had a great support system and my family understood what I was doing @Cc_HUB #BreakfastChat
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The @MDX_i #DataCenter & @AMS_IX partnership will enhance internet access in Africa and bring global and local content closer to African communities while ensuring intra-African traffic is locally exchanged across the continent.
Read more here: mainone.net/ams-ix-and-mdxi-…
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There's nothing as satisfying like working in an organisation committed to your growth and development. We create an excellent blend of work professionalism and team bonding activities.
Such is the tale of the TERRIFIC teammates as they share their MainOne story.
#MainOneAt10
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May the celebration of #Easter2023 connect you to many opportunities.
Happy #Easter from MainOne.
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As students are going #BacktoSchool, we decided to join in with this throwback photo from last year’s Customer Service Week!
Does this bring back school memories?
Wondering what we have planned for this year? Find out in 5 days😊
#CSW2020
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When we say we are TERRIFIC, here’s what we mean- Team Spirit, Excellence, Reliability, Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Customer Focus.
Cheers to the #DreamTeam!
Watch this space to see what we’re up to! 6 days to go!
#CustomerServiceWeek
#LifeAtMainOne #HumansofMainOne
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@ChikaNwobi is founder of @DecagonIns , where a corps of world-class Nigerian software engineers are being equipped with the skills to fuel the growth of the African #technology ecosystem.
He is a member of the Board of Unilever Nigeria Plc and a venture partner in RiseCapital
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We are excited as we launch into the month of June because we're less than 30 days to our 10th year anniversary!
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What has West Africa’s digital backbone been up to?😉
Watch this space for more updates!
Let the countdown begin
#MainOneAt10 #LifeAtMainOne #ADecadeofConnections
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It’s not only about Peering, BGP and Interconnection. We also know how to have fun… the Ghanaian way!😁
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MainOne was recognized as the Connectivity and Data Centre Company of the Year at the just concluded @BusinessDayNg #BDleadershipawards .
Thank you BusinessDay for such recognition and honour, and a big congratulations to the other winners of the night!
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Did you know?
About 51% of #internet traffic is non-human. Over 30% is from hacking programs, spammers, and phishing- according to the Atlantic blog.
Be careful with your computer security!
Read more here: theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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A good idea is necessary but not sufficient, execution is key to bringing your idea to life.
#MondayMotivation #MainOneQuotes #MondayMorning
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While we are pleased that we have made an impact, we know there is so much more to be done.
Thank you for the goodwill messages @ChikaNwobi Founder/CEO @DecagonIns @zenlayer @llnw
We couldn't have done it without YOU!
#ADecadeofConnections
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MainOne celebrates every incredible and exceptional woman out there. You're full of power and potential.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
#IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity
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Seni Sulyman is the Country Director of @Andela_Nigeria . His career highlights include hands-on execution of projects and initiatives from start to finish, such as building a charter airline in 18 months and taking a startup from 100 employees to 400+ in 2 years #NerdsUnITe2018
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Exciting times it is!
MainOne Data Center Subsidiary, MDXi Data Center is expanding its Lekki Data Center facility, tagged “Lekki II”.
As we countdown to its launch, check out our current facility being expanded here: piped.video/FkHDE3B_uJA
#MainOne #MDXiDataCenter #LekkiII
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Some customers of MainOne may be experiencing service congestion as a result of multiple failures by our upstream internet provider out of seixal. Restoration efforts are currently in progress.
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Hello Côte d’Ivoire! Are you ready for better International Connectivity?
bit.ly/2Hp5KSs
@Gouvci @SGBCI @CotedIvoire_UN @Presidenceci @Moov_CIV @afrikatvnet @AFRICA24TV @WACREN @Bruno_N_Kone @Swat_twit @MICENUP @dataeconomy
#CIV #GOUVCI #TIC #ISP #Internet #Broadband
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Can you feel the excitement?
We are 7 days to #MainOneAt10💃
As we countdown to the anniversary, let’s walk down memory lane together- In 2015, MainOne landed its submarine cable in Cameroon.
Here’s to #ADecadeofConnnections
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Yaay! It's 5 days to #MainOneAt10🥳
In 2018, MainOne launched a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point for West Africa, West African Internet Exchange @WestAfrica_IX in partnership with @AsteroidHQ
Cheers to #ADecadeofConnections
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Team work makes the #DreamTeam!
Spot teammates repping the Excellence and Respect value group in beautiful green and white colours.
Aren't we TERRIFIC?
#customerserviceweek2020 #CSWeek2020 #HumansofMainOne
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A Decade of Connections! We have gone from bridging the digital divide to enabling a digital economy in West Africa.
Head over to our Anniversary website to hear from our stakeholders and see some of our past achievements.
Click here to view: bit.ly/MainOneat10
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Focus on one business idea at a time. Perfect the model before adding on the next one.
#MondayMotivation #MainOneQuotes #MondayMorning
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We are thrilled to introduce Wole Abu as #Equinix's first Managing Director for #WestAfrica.
In his new role, Wole will support Equinix’s strategy for fostering growth, innovation, and global connectivity in West Africa.
Learn more about Wole: bit.ly/3NUtnlS
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Hearty congratulations to the entire @paystack team on the recent acquisition by @stripe to accelerate the delivery of seamless e-payment solutions across the Continent.
We at MainOne are proud of your achievements and the growing technology ecosystem in Nigeria.
Paystack will continue to operate independently and there will be no disruption of service.
With Stripe's support and expertise, we will provide deeper integrations with global platforms and accelerate our geographic expansion.
paystack.com/blog/company-ne…
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Are you wondering what to expect at @Mainoneservice #NerdsUnITE2018 ? Have a look at this video from last year to give you an idea. Don’t forget to register! Visit goo.gl/bjhpjy
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Happy International #GirlsInICTDay! Here's to celebrating all the women in tech, and encouraging girls and young women to consider studies and careers in ICT 👩🏾💻👩🏾🎓🎉
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Tomorrow, our CEO @funkeopeke will give a keynote address titled "Building Infrastructure to enable tech development in Africa" at the #TechpointInspired conference by @TechpointAfrica
Get all the details here: lnkd.in/emd6pek #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #BlockChain
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