High-speed Internet lands in Lagos, Nigeria via the Glo submarine cable system Glo 1! This is excellent news for the information telecommunications technology sector in Nigeria and throughout the continent.
There’s been a bit of coverage on it which you can read at 27 Months, TechMasai, Vanguard, ITNewsAfrica, and This Day. Cable landings are a pretty big deal and this one is made even more so as it’s being deployed primarily by Globacom Limited who are a Nigerian company. (via Subsaharska)
Globacom is the first single telecommunication company IN THE WORLD to own its submarine cable. The high capacity Glo 1 optic fibre cable will bring direct connectivity between West Africa, the UK and the rest of the world. This will translate into much faster and more robust connectivity for voice, data and video. (via Vanguard; emphasis mine)
Photo courtesy of flickr.
Now what to do about a consistent electricity source to power all this broadband connectivity. One step at a time I guess.
