GLO-1 Calhbe path, for the record

Globacom has made the final preparations to roll out its submarine cable Glo-1. The new submarine cable will connect around 16 African countries. The submarine cable network will extend from Lagos to London. In
addition, the network will be connecting the US via a dedicated link on Apollo 2.

According to Globacom officials, the network will help in meeting the increasing bandwidth demand in Nigeria and West Africa. They stated that the successful completion of the submarine project will completely transform
the communication sector of Africa.

The submarine cable will connect
Nigeria (Lagos) and the UK (Bude), and has sub-divisions in:

• Spain (Vigo),
• Portugal (Simsimbra),
• Morocco (Casablanca),
• Senegal (Dakar),
• Mauritania (Nouakchott),
• Sierra Leone (Freetown),
• Liberia (Monrovia),
• Togo (Lome),
• Cape Verde (Praia),
• Gambia (Bamjul),
• Guinea Bisau (Bisau),
• Guinea (Conakry)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan),
• Benin Republic (Cotonou),
• Ghana (Accra)
• and Nigeria (Bonny).
  
• The new cable will be able to manage a capacity of 32 channels with each channel capable of supporting speed of up to 10 Gbps or STM 64. The cable will also enable Globacom to offer triple-play services to its
  customers.

• At present, Nigeria has a submarine cable that can support speed of up to STM 2 and is utilised by 32 members and 16 African countries.
  
• The Glo-1 submarine project is managed by Alcatel Submarine networks and will link West Africa with the UK. For further information about Globacom