{"id":20018,"date":"2011-12-23T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T07:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/glo-to-finally-launch-on-january-19\/"},"modified":"2011-12-23T07:30:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T07:30:20","slug":"glo-to-finally-launch-on-january-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/23\/glo-to-finally-launch-on-january-19\/","title":{"rendered":"GLO To Finally Launch On January 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/a598494269209_31469.jpg\" border=\"1\" class=\"c13\" \/><span>GLOBACOM has announced that it will officially launch its operations in Ghana on 19 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GLO Ghana, Mr. George Andah, made the announcement during the GLO\/CAF awards at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>GLOBACOM had earlier indicated plans to launch its operations in Ghana as the sixth mobile phone service provider on November 17, 2011 but rescheduled it stating logistics constraints.<\/p>\n<p>GLO has promised to provide an extensive 3G coverage, a comprehensive suite of high quality and reliable voice and data services and very competitive rates that would change the telecommunications landscape in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Glo Mobile Ghana has in the past stated that its network would be supported and augmented by Glo 1, the high capacity state-of-the-art submarine cable commissioned in Ghana in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The Glo 1 cable is the first individually owned submarine cable in Africa and the only such facility connecting West Africa directly to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The cable will guarantee access to ultra-fast and reliable internet connectivity and will be the driving force for the business community not only in Ghana but also in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Glo has also promised to provide the platform for robust applications such as video conferencing, telemedicine, distance learning, and customized services such as data centres and wireless virtual network.<\/p>\n<p>Glo Mobile Ghana Limited is a subsidiary of Globacom Limited, an indigenous African telecommunications company.<\/p>\n<p>Globacom acquired its operating license for Ghana in 2008 and had in the past three years pursued a rigorous programme of developing a world-class telecommunications network.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> GLOBACOM has announced that it will officially launch its operations in Ghana on 19 January 2012. 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