IT NEWS NIGERIA:
Broadbased Communications Ltd has won the Telecom Wholesale Company of the year 2018 Award at the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards 2018 held on Friday 12th October 2018 organized by Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).
Broadbased Communications operates a non- compete, non-discriminatory, open access Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network covering all the major business districts in Lagos.
Consequently the company provides Fiber Optic Network connectivity for Mobile Network Operators, 4G Network Operators, all the Submarine Cable Landing Stations, all Major Internet Service Providers, all Data Centers, Nigeria Internet Exchange Point, major Global Telecom Operators, all the Banks, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, all Electronic Payment Switching and Processing companies, Oil Companies, major Corporate firms and Residential Estates in partnership with other Telecom Service Providers in each Estate.
Speaking on the award, the MD/C.E.O, Prince Henry Iseghohi stated that this award is a testament to the company’s dedication to the open access, non- compete model, the goodwill of our esteemed Customer base, the hard work and dedication of the Staff of Broadbased Communications.
Mr. Chris Erewele Snr, the Group Executive Director, stated that this award will spur the Broadbased Team to remain committed to the provision of quality services to our customers. He appealed to various stakeholders in the industry to work together to address the issues facing the industry including indiscriminate destruction of Cables by Road Construction companies in Lagos.
The Executive Director, Business Development, Mr Chidi Ibisi said that to address the needs of our Customers, they install their Cables with a Fleet of 11 Horizontal Drilling equipment with redundant cable routes to over 20 Points of Presence (POPs) in Lagos with Packet Transport Network nodes in each POP to automatically reroute the traffic in case of a Cable cut.

L-r:- MD/CEO of Broadbased Communications Ltd (BBC), Prince Henry Iseghohi; President/CEO of Medallion Communications, Ikechukwu Nnamani; Group Executive Director of BC, Mr. Chris Erewele Snr and MD, Brainshare Technologies, Mr. John Mercedo, at the NTITA 2018 ceremony.

(L-r): Head Outside Plant Network (Cable Network), BBC, Engineer Peter Ochie; Head of BBC NOC, Engineer Ayodele Oyebanji, and Finance Manager, Biodun Akinbola, all staff of BBC, at the NTITA 2018 ceremony.