Glo Mobile Benin has marked its first 100 days of operation in Republic of Benin, describing its outing so far in that country as a huge success.
Mohamed Jameel, Globacom's chief operating officer, said Glo Mobile Benin which rolled out services on June 5 this year, marked 100 days on Friday September 12, with a remarkable impact on the telecoms market. He stated that Glo has already become the choice network in Benin.
Glo Mobile Benin, he noted, immediately endeared itself to Beninnoise as it became the first operator in that country to launch Per Second Billing (PSB) and several value added services including Magic Plus, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), GPRS, Easyshare and Ring Back Tune. It was also the first network to roll out services across the country at the same time.
He recalled that Glo Mobile had achieved a similar feat in Nigeria when - despite starting operations two years after other networks - it not only recorded 1 million subscribers in nine months but also became the fastest growing network in Africa in its first year of operation.
Globacom was granted the license late last year by the Beninnoise government after it emerged tops in a keen contest in which several telecom operators participated.
Government sources said Globacom was preferred ahead of the other bidders because of its technical superiority and ability to deliver.
The company rolled out services in Benin at a well attended ceremony in Cotonou on June 5. Beninnoise President, Boni Yayi had at the occasion stated that the entrance of Glo into the country’s telecommunication market would transform the sector. He said in a speech read on his behalf by the minister of Communication that he had always wished that Glo, having changed the telecom landscape in Nigeria, would come to Benin to make communication better for the people.
Jameel said that Globacom was delighted that it has lived up to the expectations of the government and people of Benin, even in just three months.
