Nigeria's Telecom Co, Glo in 9,200km Submarine Cable Deal
APA - Lagos (Nigeria) One of the leading GSM companies in Nigeria, Globacom says its 9,200 km international submarine cable, Glo 1, being configured from Portugal to Lagos, will berth in Lagos early next year.
Globacom said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos that the submarine cable would enhance quality of its services.
It said that the cable, which had so far covered 4,500 km to Lagos, would pass through 15 countries.
According to Globacom, the submarine cable would enable Glo to provide quality service through multiple redundant and high quality direct links to various countries across the world.
It said that it would enable it to interconnect with many international networks and leading traffic carriers in the West African region.
According to the statement, more countries have indicated interest in getting connected to Glo through the international submarine cable.
Globacom said that it had already started exchanging communication with some of these countries on how they could latch on to the facility as soon as possible.
"Globacom has immense capacity to accommodate as many nations as possible," it said.
The company said that Glo 1, the first submarine cable in the world to be individually financed, was being built by Alcatel, a provider of cable
Posted to the site on 15th August 2008
