| Who will use the Main One cable? |
| Main One will offer its services to any company requiring large volume bandwidth at competitive price. This typically means telco operators, ISP companies and large corporate or multinational organisations requiring data connectivity |
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| What specific advantage(s) does Main One have? |
| Main One is privately owned and is not affiliated with any telecoms company. In addition, it is not part of any consortium, therefore it has a leaner and more agile decision-making processes |
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| Who are Main One's Competitors? |
| Other companies providing or proposing a similar service to Main One on the West African axis are NITEL’s SAT3 and GLO. |
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| How are submarine cables installed and repaired? |
Submarine cables are laid using special cable layer ships (A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electricity, and such). See link for illustration.
http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/submarine/how/index.htm
(Courtesy of alcatel-lucent)
http://www.globalmarinesystems.com/capabilities/subsea_cable_installation
(Courtesy Global Marine Systems)
http://www.tycotelecom.com/solutions/marine-services.aspx Click on reliance class features
(Courtesy Tyco Telecommunications) |
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| When will Main One be ready for service? |
| Main One Submarine Cable System became Ready for Service on July 1, 2010. |
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| Who will monitor the Main One Network? |
| The MainOne Network will be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from its Network Operations Centre based in Nigeria and staffed with Africans having technical telecommunications and telco specific customer service experience. |
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| Who will build and maintain the Main One Cable System? |
| Tyco Telecommunications will build and maintain the Main One cable system. Tyco Telecommunications is a business unit of Tyco Electronics and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services. |
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| Does Main One offer any diversity or restoration services? |
| Main One offers diversity or restoration services by working in coordination with alternate customer solutions but not directly via our network on a POP to POP basis. |
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| Does Main One provide IP connectivity? |
| Yes, Main One is currently able to offer IP via Tier 1 interconnection partners. However, we are in the process of developing a comprehensive suite of IP services which should be rolled out before YE2010. |
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| How does Main One intend to achieve high availability on its network? |
| The network is designed with a high degree of resilience in the network design with diverse routes where feasible and pro-active network monitoring and performance management on a 24X7X365 basis. |
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| How is Main One able to deliver capacity to points beyond London |
| Main One delivers capacity worldwide via our Tier 1 interconnection partners in Telehouse London that are able to provide onward connectivity extending to over 120 cities. |
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| What is Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Main One Cable System? |
Phase 1: Seixal, Portugal; Accra, Ghana: and Lagos, Nigeria with availability in July 2010
Phase 2: Extending the cable down to South Africa with landings in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, DRC and Angola, and building out additional landings in Morocco, Canary Islands, Senegal and Ivory Coast. |
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| How will Main One ensure high availability of the undersea portion of the cable? |
| Main One is in the process of signing a Cable Maintenance Agreement to ensure adequate responsiveness for cable repairs and maintenance. |
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