Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has become Nigeria’s
first digital city, following the completion of installation of its
metropolitan dark fibre optic network infrastructure.
This feat was accomplished through a partnership between the
Cross River State Government and telecommunications giant, MTN.
The infrastructure, which consists of 120 kilometres of 96
core fibre cable and open access ducts, spans the length and breadth of the
capital city.
Calabar has, therefore, become the most comprehensively
wired city for voice, data and video telecommunications and various
technology-driven services in the country.
The Special Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke for Communications
Technology Development, Mr. Odo Effiong said the infrastructure would not only
facilitate improved telecommunication services but also overtime, offer a
variety of technology driven services and improvements including access to
information on tourism, innovation, security, transportation, education, health
care, land title, social services, financial inclusion, entertainment, among
others.
He said: “The installed infrastructure is an important
instalment of Governor Imoke’s vision of a non-oil, service-driven economy for
the state. The development of ‘Calabar Smart City’ is a significant component
of Cross River State building on its foundation as the nation’s tourist
destination as it seeks to become the business and lifestyle destination as
well.”
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