Glo Mobile Nigeria Ready To Launch 3G
2006-08-31 16:55:55 | Viewed 5702 times
Glo Mobile has announced its readiness to launch the latest telecommunication technology, the 3G network, following the successful test-run of the platform on the Glo network by Alcatel. Globacoms Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mohamed Jameel, announced at a press conference held at the companys Head Office in Lagos that 3G has been successfully tested on our network by Alcatel. We are now ready for the commercial launch once we get the clearance from NCC (Nigerian Communication Commission).
The COO said since the successful completion of the test-run of 3G, Glo Mobile has demonstrated its capabilities to selected corporate clients while other subscribers on the network can visit the Glo World at Adeola Odeku to see, feel and enjoy live demonstration of 3G.
This is the second time that Globacom has been in the forefront of pioneering comprehensive services using the latest technology in Nigeria, having introduced a bouquet of services using the 2.5G technology at launch in 2003 when other operators were running on the 2G platform.
The COO said the 3G network will also revolutionize the way data is transferred and relayed digitally. It enables a much faster transmission of data, voice, broadband internet and multimedia services over a range of frequencies, he stated.
Jameel added that the Glo Mobile 3G network will allow customers to do video call, video streaming and high-speed mobile internet access from their 3G mobile handset. It also offers other advanced mobile services such as Phone to Phone Video Telephony, Video Greeting Kiosk and Video Mail Box.
Other services available on the advanced network are Phone to Fixed PC Video Telephony, Fixed PC to Phone Video Telephony and Video conferencing on both Phones and PCs.
3G thus provides a convenient means of sending and receiving data, of sharing information while it is hot, fresh, and in demand. This clearly is the very essence of telecommunication, he noted.
Jameel said the 3G facilities have been tested on the Globacom network in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, adding that the capability would be extended to other parts of the country shortly. He said the urge to test and make the Glo network to be 3G ready was driven by Globacoms passion to avail subscribers and Nigerians at large the benefits of advances made in information and communications technology for the purpose of spurring economic and socio-political success.
"The successful implementation of the 3G test-run within Glo Mobile network in a very short time frame, providing high quality 3G applications reflects the close and outstanding partnership between our two companies," said Jean-Paul Br, Alcatel General Manager for Globacom project. "Leveraging its natively multi-standard design, the Alcatel Evolium multi-standard radio access solution enables the seamless coexistence of GSM/EDGE and 3G capabilities in the same radio equipment. Thanks to its built-in software modularity, the Alcatel Evolium radio access solution will allow a simplified software activation of HSDPA, through reuse the Alcatel hardware equipment that will be deployed in Globacom's 3G/UMTS network.
The 3G platform is an improvement on the 2.5G network. Globacom holds the record of being one of the earliest operators in Africa to launch 2.5G technology which enables the convergence of voice, data and multimedia technologies. It not only ensures unparalleled voice clarity and low drop calls but also enables the offering of value added services unavailable on the 2G technology deployed by other operators in the industry at the time.
As Globacom begins its fourth operating year, Jameel said the network would continue to lead innovation in the countrys telecom space and remain focused on providing state-of-the-art technology packed with convenience, freedom and affordability.
About GLOBACOM
Globacom, Nigerias Second National Operator, is Africas fastest growing network with a subscriber base of over 8.5 million and coverage in all states of the country and over 40,000 towns and communities, a record achieved in just three years of operation. Propelled by the vision to be the largest, most successful entertainment, information and telecommunications solutions provider, both in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, Globacom has forced down the cost of telephone services in the country, thereby making telephony accessible to millions of Nigerians. Through its value added services, the latest of which is the revolutionary Blackberry, Globacom has brought to Nigeria the benefits of modern technological innovations. Globacom is building a fibre optic backbone across Nigeria to further enhance voice and data transmission for mobile and fixed telephone operations in the country. Through its business units, Glo Mobile, Glo Gateway and Glo Fixed, Globacom has to a large measure been able to fill the huge deficit which existed in telecommunication services in Nigeria in terms of value and pricing.
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com
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2008-07-28 16:31:01
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