Lagos — After the business community in Lagos yesterday received the opportunity to have a feel of the magical possibilities of the Glo 1 international submarine cable, where stakeholders were hosted as part of pre-launch activities for the facility, Globacom said a similar forum is expected to be held in the nation's capital, Abuja .

A statement from the Marketing Communications Department of Globacom indicated that a similar forum, which would be held in Abuja on September 9, would also present to business stakeholders, the unique offers available on the Glo 1 facility as well as the limitless opportunities and huge benefits the facility would offer to businesses, governments, institutions and individuals.At the Lagos event, Group Chief Operating Officer of the company, Mohamed Jameel, said, Glo 1, which will commence commercial services shortly, will avail 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.He explained that the facility would 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. Captains of industry, diplomats, ICT experts, banking and media executives were among those who attended the forum.