Glo 1 Submarine Cable
In the world of telecommunication, connectivity and bandwidth, capacity determines the competence of the service provider. Projects as big as Glo 1 have been owned and executed by a consortium of Telecommunication companies. Globacom undertook this mammoth project single handily and has installed a submarine cable to bring this World Class connectivity to Western African Countries.
Glo 1 is a brand new cable system built with cutting edge technology backed by the rich expertise of Globacom, having existing operations in four African countries.
Glo 1 has landing stations in 16 West African countries, giving complete coverage and reach to the geography of Western Africa. Our experience and expertise in diversified telecom operations and with the last mile reach and coverage creates an extra value for the customers of Glo 1.
The cable system provides bandwidth to all telecom operators, carriers and corporations, connecting them through our Global partnerships to all the major destinations in the world.
Glo 1 Offers…
- A choice of wide range of bandwidths
- A highly reliable and secure service
- Cost-effective usage
- SLA-based services
- Wholly- owned international connectivity and partnerships with operators worldwide
- Extensive own network coverage and reach within Nigeria
- End-to-end connectivity, including local loops at both ends
- 24/7/365 NOC & Call Centre support.
- Professional account management with a single point of contact
- Consultative approach to customized solutions that suite the customer requirements
- Huge capacity of Glo 1 allows augmenting or upgrading at a very short notice
Technical Details
- Total Submarine cable length :10,000 Km
- Wide mouth (UK) to Alpha beach (Lagos) :8657 Km
- Spur Accra : 436 Km
- Lagos to Accra :1025 Km
- No. Of repeaters : 177
- Average distance between repeaters : 50 Km
- No. of Branching Units :16
- No. of Shape Equalizers : 6
