Additional connectivity extending to Angola and South Africa occurred in the second phase of the project.

An October 10, 2008 press release states that the desk top study and engineering for the system has been completed.

The Main One cable system has the following landing points in operation in July 2010:[2] planned landing points for phase 2 are: Main One provides international capacity into a region that has experienced explosive growth in tele-density in recent years, but which remains constrained with respect to access to international cable capacity for global connectivity.

[3] The cable is privately owned by Main Street Technologies, international investors like the Africa Finance Corporation and the Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) and a couple of Nigerian banks.

[4] An October 10, 2008 press release states that the desk top study and engineering for the system had been completed.