The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has disclosed that 50 countries will be hosted in Nigeria as it holds its inaugural International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Abuja, the nation’s federal capital.
The ITU Deputy Secretary-General, Tomas Lamanauskas, announced this during a press conference, stating that over 250 relevant stakeholders will participate in the event to address solutions to global cable disruptions.
Nairametrics previously reported on November 29, 2024, that the ITU and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) had launched the International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience to enhance the resilience of this vital telecommunication infrastructure.