Lagos — Ahead of the formal launch of Glo 1 international submarine cable, National Operator Globacom yesterday presented to telecom industry stakeholders the unique offers on the multi-million dollar facility.

At a forum  at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Globacom said the facility, the first individually owned international submarine cable in Africa would solve bandwidth capacity problem in the region and usher in reliable telecommunications services.
"We are through Glo 1 availing our customers an excellent communication network and a cost-effective voice, data, video and e-commerce services across Africa, Europe and the rest of the world, Group Chief Operating Officer, Mohamed Jameel said.
He said the facility will boost business activities from information technology to banking, oil and gas, manufacturing and commerce by offering world-class long distance voice, video and data communication services.
 With a capacity of up to 2.5 terabits per second, Jameel said Glo 1 will offer unprecedented high speed internet services at much cheaper rates. "It will be of immense advantage to Internet Service Providers, GSM and CDMA operators who will pass on the benefits to remote enterprises, retail and individual customers.
"Glo 1 also has 99.9 per cent up time reliability. Therefore, customers are assured of much faster, more reliable and cheaper internet services,he said.
He said Glo 1 will offer attractive rates and long term partnerships resulting in enhanced profitability for the customer through flexible terms of contracts tailor-made for the customer type and need.

A unique advantage we have is our extensive terrestrial network in West Africa through our operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia and Senegal. This will enable Glo 1 to give end-to-end connectivity including last mile services, thus providing a one-stop-shop for customers requirements.
Glo1 has connectivity with top international carriers which gives it a global reach and enables it to offer international standard Service Level Agreements, giving the customer guaranteed world-class services at highly affordable price,the GCOO also said.
Glo will also be able to offer Data Center Services, the first operator to do so in Nigeria. Such centers can be connected to Glo 1 for disaster recovery across the globe.

Other services that Glo 1 will offer include telemedicine and seamless video conferencing. With the facility, medical information can be transferred through interactive audiovisual media. Remote medical procedures or examinations will therefore be possible.
Glo 1 will aid on-line diagnosis and video conferencing during surgery and research, while distance learning will be made easy by enabling a class of students and lecturers in West Africa to participate in a real time class in Europe, America and any other part of the world, Jameel explained.
Glo 1 is also expected to facilitate premium video conferencing between multiple locations across the country and the West African region, thus reducing operational cost incurred in traveling by corporate organisations. This will be of great benefit to oil and gas companies, banks and other corporate organisations.
Using Glo 1 will enable multinational companies to get connected to all their international locations through global Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Using our International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC) service, offices in Nigeria and other parts of Africa can connect to their offices abroad on a completely private circuit.
"Glo 1 will bring to reality the desire of multinational companies and financial institutions to deploy ERP solutions to connect their branches in different countries and continents. All these will indeed signal the dawn of a new era in telecommunication in Africa," Jameel said.
The 9,800km-long Glo 1 cable connects Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) through Mauritania, Morocco and 16 West African countries with dedicated extension to New York.