Having previously partnered with submarine cable company, MainOne, Tizeti Network Limited has announced that it would be extending the partnership as part of its expansion plans to increase broadband accessibility outside Nigeria.
Tizeti, which is one of the fastest-growing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Nigeria, disclosed that it would launch GhanaWifi.com, a service which will operate solar-powered WiFi Towers across Ghana.
The company will be utilizing the same technology gotten from the previous Tizeti-MainOne partnership with Facebook where thousands of users were served with unlimited high-speed broadband internet access, covering over 90% of Lagos, Nigeria.
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Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOneSpeaking on the expansion plans, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tizeti, Kendall Ananyi said, “We are proud to have built a world-class network that delivers connectivity to users at a fraction of the current cost, not just in Nigeria but also across the region. We understand the importance of world-class, quality broadband connectivity to the growth of a global digital economy and will continue to push the development of a replicable cost-effective solution to reach millions of Africans, starting one country at a time with Nigeria and Ghana.”.
The Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Funke Opeke, praised Tizeti’s commitment to improving the accessibility of quality broadband services across the country and beyond. She also assured Tizeti of MainOne’s undiluted support in partnering with the company to go beyond the Nigerian borders.
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About Tizeti: Tizeti provides broadband internet services to densely populated urban centres in the country. Since its inception, the company has installed over 17,000 public WiFi hotspots in Nigeria with over 1 million users, rolling out hundreds of internet hotspots across Lagos, Ogun and Port Harcourt. Recently, the solar-based internet service provider launched its 4G LTE network in Nigeria.
