Tata Communications extends video connect network into Nigeria

Tata Communications has extended its video connect network into Nigeria through a partnership with Main One Cable Company, Nigeria’s premier provider of broadband internet services. The video connect service will allow broadcast and production companies in Nigeria to distribute their live video content worldwide as well as enhance international broadcasters' reach into this key emerging region.

Tata Communications’ partnership with Main One connects its global video network to an expansive local fibre network, creating a dedicated video network connecting to key broadcasters as well as production and post-production houses in Africa. The Video Connect network offers new levels of scalability and bandwidth supported by Tata Communications' round-the-world, wholly-owned, sub-sea fibre network and Main One’s cable between Europe and West Africa.

Seamless worldwide transmission is now possible through over 300 connected media hotspots including key cable and Direct-to-Home (DTH) headends, as well as production and post-production houses around the world.