Globacom Rings 10 Today

Globacom, Pan-African telecommunications powerhouse will today celebrate ten years of its operation as a telecommunications company in the country.

Globacom launched its operations on August 29, 2003 two years after digital mobile telecommunication was introduced into the country. It was founded, and indeed operates with the passion to re-ignite the African spirit.

The network has proved in a decade of operation, that Africans can match the best anywhere in the world.

Globacom is building a network that reflects the resilience, the energy, excellence and true nature of Africans; one that will make Nigerians proud and ultimately pride of the government.

Founded on a vision of being the largest and most successful company, had acquired over 25 million subscribers as at June this year with coverage extending to over 105,000 cities, towns, and communities.

These are records still unbroken in the history of telecommunications in Africa. It is perhaps its impact on the people that resonates throughout the industry.

Globacom immediately forced down the cost of telephone services with the crashing of GSM tariffs and SIM costs making telephony more accessible.

Nigerians have not yet forgotten how Glo gave them the golden opportunity to be charged either by minute or by second. Indeed, the company has brought to Africa more benefits of modern technological innovations.

The idea of Otunba Mike Adenuga conceived some 10 years ago has helped Nigerian telecommunications space in no little ways.

He deserves kudos because if he were a politician, he may have ferried the idea to another country, just the same way we witness corrupt government officials ferry the country’s money and their loot, into foreign countries, thereby resulting to the impoverishment of the citizenry.

It is believed that one thing that has brought smiles to the management of Globacom and its subscribers is the achievements the Company has made within ten years of its operation.

Globacom since its emergence in August 29, 2003, has been focusing on new things to be achieved, being optimistic that what it has achieved so far is the beginning of success, and thereby emboldening the stoic spirit of its subscribers on high-ranked services.

In this regard as well as to prove that it is an African network of choice that the company has started extending its operations to neighbouring African countries in line with its philosophy of bringing joy of communications required for them to be unlimited.

To this end, it has launched Global System for Mobile communications services in Republic of Benin, Ghana and has won operating license in Senegal, Ivory Coast and Gambia.

This feat has positioned Globacom as Africa’s network operator and not aNigeria operator.

The Globacom 9,200km international submarine cable, Glo 1, configured from Portugal to Lagos, which berths in Bonny, Ghana among other countries has contributed to the quest for broadband revolution.

The submarine cable has enhanced quality of its services and provided in abundance the much needed bandwidth for other operators in the country. When all the phases are completed, the cable would pass through 15 countries.

According to Globacom, the submarine cable enables Glo to provide quality service through multiple redundant and high quality direct links to various countries across the world. It would enable it to interconnect with many international networks and leading traffic carriers in the West African region.

According to the company, more countries have indicated interest in getting connected to Glo through the international submarine cable, and had already started exchanging communications with some of these countries on how they could benefit from the facility. Glo 1 is the first submarine cable in the world to be individually financed.