Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 16 | Page 61

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling POWERED BY MainOne secures licence to expand connectivity in Ivory Coast ///////////////////////////// A s part of its West Africa expansion, connectivity and data centre solutions operator MainOne has secured a licence to expand national and international connectivity services in Ivory Coast. The C1B licence, received from Minister Bruno Koné, the country’s Minister for Communication, Digital Economy and www.intelligentcio.com Postal Services, will enable MainOne land its submarine cable and build transmission infrastructure in Ivory Coast to strengthen connectivity, reduce international capacity costs and support wholesale customers, major operators and Internet Service Providers. Ivory Coast authorities believe that the construction of a fourth cable authorised by the government will improve the international connectivity of the country and will provide a lot more opportunities for the national market while increasing competition. “We have just taken an important step through this authorisation for the improvement of the telecommunication infrastructure of our country, specifically the INTELLIGENTCIO 61