Globacom’s Glo 1 celebrates eight years of “uninterrupted service”

Globacom’s Glo 1 submarine cable has reached a significant milestone, celebrating eight years of flawless operation.

This is as the company boasted that the recent undersea cable disruption which affected network providers in Nigeria and some other neighbouring countries did not affect them.

Since 2016, Glo 1 has provided seamless internet connectivity, ensuring that both personal and business users enjoy uninterrupted service and high-speed access, the company said in a statement.

Glo 1 is the international submarine cable owned by Globacom.

“Since its launch, Glo 1 has provided continuous connectivity for both individual and corporate customers, ensuring reliable internet access without any downtime,” a Friday statement read.

This statement was titled, “Glo 1 boosts capacity for enhanced service delivery.”

It read, “It will be recalled that even in March this year when most submarine cables in Nigeria and West Africa experienced cuts which caused widespread internet disruptions, Glo 1 remained unaffected throughout the period and was running as usual.

“Glo 1-powered financial institutions, internet service providers, and data consumers all carried on with business as usual.

“Industry observers were of the view that Glo 1 International Submarine Cable’s resilient construction and durability were the reasons the damage did not compromise the cable.”

According to a statement released by the company, the Glo1 submarine fiber cable infrastructure has also been upgraded to ensure maximum utilization and enhanced service delivery.

“Glo 1 connects directly to London with the lowest latency, which refers to the length of time it takes for data to travel from one point to another across a network.

“This guarantees ultra-fast and reliable internet connectivity.

“The Glo 1 capacity boost effectively compliments the ongoing technical expansions and upgrades of Glo network infrastructure to ensure unique calling and browsing experience on the Glo network,” it further read.

Also, the facility stressed that it offers tailored services to meet the needs of various sectors, including oil and gas, manufacturing, government, education, and medical institutions.

“The cable facilitates teleconferencing, distance learning, disaster recovery and telemedicine, among several other benefits for the African people” the company added.

Globacom owns the entire end-to-end architecture of Glo 1, including access systems, the national fiber-optic backbone, the international cable systems, International gateways and data centre services.

The company’s presence in several countries and its fibre optic networks entail that it can offer last-mile and domestic long-haul services to Glo 1 customers.