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MainOne

In Service

7,000 km · 5 Landing Points · 5 Countries · Ready for Service: 2010

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Specifications

Length7,000 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2010
Landing Points5
Countries5

Owners

MainOne - An Equinix Company

Landing Points (5)

Location Country Position
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire CI Côte d'Ivoire 5.3235°, -4.0262°
Accra, Ghana GH Ghana 5.5583°, -0.2011°
Dakar, Senegal SN Senegal 14.6866°, -17.4519°
Lagos, Nigeria NG Nigeria 6.4389°, 3.4232°
Seixal, Portugal PT Portugal 38.6423°, -9.1074°

About the MainOne Cable System

MainOne is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal. Its 5 landing points at Abidjan, Accra, Dakar, Lagos, Seixal bridge the networks of West Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. The West African cable corridor runs along the Atlantic coast, connecting European networks to Africa's fastest-growing internet markets in Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. GeoCables monitors this system's performance through regular RIPE Atlas probe measurements, analyzing RTT patterns to detect degradation before it impacts end users.
MainOne
  • Length7,000 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2010

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