Glo to Expand Footprints with 2,000 Sites Yearly, Fibre Connectivity by 5,000km

…Moves to Add 2,000 Sites Yearly

The indigenous telecommunications provider, Globacom Nigeria has disclosed plans to expand its national footprints with additional 2,000 sites per year and expand its fibre connectivity in the country by 5,000km.

The company made this known at a press conference to commemorate its 20th anniversary in Lagos.

Speaking on the future plans of the telecommunications giant that has now evolved into a digital solutions provider, the Chief Technology officer, Remi Makinde said the company has commenced the upgrade of its LTE sites with additional spectrum resources nationwide geared towards ensuring it always provide premium voice and high-speed data user experience.

Speaking further he said, “Our national optic fiber and IP/MPLS backhone and metro network is also currently being expanded with additional 5,000Km from current span of 14,000Km.

“Further Capacity Expansion of our Glo 1 submarine optical fiber infrastructure from Lagos-London is ongoing to accommodate our massive data growth for our direct interconnectivity with the likes of Google, YouTube and Facebook and other ISPs and corporate bodies across all sectors of the economy. We promise on delivering increased customer satisfaction and efficiency”

More Investment in Infrastructures

The CTO stressed that the company had invested heavily in infrastructure to improve internet speed as more optic fibre cables are being laid nationwide.

Explaining further, Makinde noted that the focus of its infrastructure expansion in 2024 will be more visible in the metro areas due to increased pressure on the bandwidth.

He however noted that the company remains committed to the National broadband plan and will still continue to invest heavily in infrastructure reaching the unreached areas in the country also.

“We have done a replacement of over 4,000 whole batteries to ensure that our sites don’t go down and our customers always have connectivity. Going into 2024, we would make sure the sites are always available to our customers.”

For fibre optic enhancement and expansion, Makinde noted that the company had completed over 286km of new fibre routes nationwide.

“Ongoing, we have 736km of new fibre routes that we are laying pan Nigeria to ensure that broadband penetration is guaranteed and provided to all our teeming customers, both corporate and retailers. In the transport and transmission network, we have done with the IP backhaul which we upgraded from 300 gbps to 600 gbps,” he added.

Also, speaking, Head of Enterprise Marketing of Glo, Tega Agofure restated the commitment of the brand to supporting SMEs.

According to him, Glo provides outsourcing services for customer care support for organisations, tailor made data bundles and lots of exciting offers for its consumers.