Nigeria connected to WACS by Internet Solutions

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Internet Solutions, a connectivity provider in Africa, has connected Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System, with plans to include Ghana soon.

According to the Chief Executive Officer, Internet Solutions Nigeria, Mr. Olusola Teniola, “Nigeria is a very important market for us, and in our African expansion plans, hooking up this country, with a huge population of over 160 million people, to the WACS having acquired significant capacity on the 5.12Tbps undersea fibre optic cable confirms our commitment to the region.” He further said that connecting Nigeria to the WACS undersea cable is in line with the company’s continent-wide focus as a number of its clients in the region as well as in other parts of Africa are also expanding internationally.

With the new policy thrust of the Nigerian government focusing on broadband, he said there was bound to be a growing need to provide high speed outbound international broadband connectivity to the rapidly growing enterprise and small-to-medium-sized business market in the regions.

“We have, therefore strategically positioned ourselves to help the country and their region in the broadband plans,” Teniola added

“With the unveiling of this connectivity in Nigeria, IS has become one of the first providers to go to market with WACS capacity. This means that our current MPLS clients will benefit from a more stable and resilient international network, with redundancy up the west coast, at no additional cost. In fact, we are now in a position to offer better rates on various international services due to the added capacity,” Teniola explained.
 
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