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  • Glo unveils GameBox with 400 games

    Telecoms giant, Globacom, has launched a mobile game application, which offers unlimited access to more than 400 games.

    Globacom said in a statement in Lagos that the new service, tagged: “GameBox”, has all the popular games, including well followed series such as Evoland, Mini Metro, Football Cup 2018, Badland and Cut the Rope and offers subscribers on  android devices full-length games devoid of interruptions or in-app purchase offers.

    The mobile app, available on  both prepaid and postpaid Glo subscribers, benefitted from the technical proficiency of renowned global games aggregators as it contains more than 400 premium games from a wide variety of genres, including Action, Adventure, Arcade, Brain & Puzzle, Casual, Kids, Racing, Sports and Strategy.

    Subscribers, who wish to access the app, which attracts N10 daily, N50 weekly or N150 monthly  tariffs are requested to send the word “GAMES” or “Games” to 900, toll-free, or dial *900# just as users, who wish to opt out of the app will be required to send “Unsub Games” to 900 toll-free and they will be unsubscribed.

    Globacom said any of the options settled for by subscribers offers users access to download more than 400 premium games while assuring subscribers that “Glo GameBox is bound to change the face of mobile gaming in Nigeria, as it presents unequalled game options and unprecedented height of excitement to subscribers”.

  • Glo offers subscribers N4. 8m

    National telecom operator, Globacom, has added further excitement to the festive season with the unveiling of an online talent competition in which creative subscribers stand to win a total of N4.8 million in cash prizes. The competition is to run via social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Called GLOIN60SECONDS, the challenge, which is widely seen as Nigeria’s biggest online talent competition, requires subscribers to upload a one-minute video of themselves showcasing their talents on their social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and hashtag it on #GLOIN60SECONDS .

    The video could either be music, dance, comedy, poetry or any other creative ability. Globacom said in a press statement in Lagos that participants are also expected to follow Glo on any of the company’s social media pages @Globacomlimited on Instagram, @Gloworld on Twitter and Gloworld on Facebook record and upload the video and register online. The online campaign will run for 8 weeks from December 10, 2018, to February 3, 2019, and will have seven lucky contestants with the highest video likes winning 50,000 each every week, making a total of 56 winners. This will be followed by the grand finale in which N200,000 consolation prizes will be presented to 5 runners-up.

    A grand prize of 1 million naira will be won by the overall winner, Globacom explained. The company also said that participants could upload as many videos as possible per week, but that the videos would only be eligible for weekly prize in the week uploaded. “To be eligible for prizes in other weeks they could upload as many videos every week. However, these videos will be eligible for Grand Finale entry,” the statement concluded.

  • Glo partners NNPC to connect 139 locations

    Nigeria’s digital telecoms solutions provider, Globacom, has collaborated with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on a project to link up the corporation’s 139 operations.

    The project is powered by Globacom’s intelligent Wide Area Network (iWAN), enabling the company to connect its various departments across the country for a seamless and efficient operation.

    NNPC commended Globacom for the initiative, describing the company as a reliable and committed partner in its CS-Connect project, which is the foundation for the full automation of its operations in the nearest future.

    Speaking at the opening of the two-day CS-Connect programme and exhibition at the Amphitheatre within the NNPC Headquarters in Abuja, Isa Inuwa, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, NNPC, said that the corporation would use the CS-Connect to congregate its staff from all over the country to “showcase the achievements of the corporation in the areas of Policy Development/Reviews, project conception, execution and implementation,” among other things.

    Inuwa added that the CS-Connect exhibition, with“Integrate, Automate and Elevate,” as theme was organised to showcase all the corporation’s partners involved in the project and for them to exhibit their products and services, as well as interact with top management of NNPC who hold different portfolios within the corporation.

    Speaking earlier, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, requested the corporation’s staff to visit the partners’ stand to explore opportunities to enhance the operational efficiency of the corporation.

     

     

  • Glo wins Abuja International Trade Fair best exhibition award

    Globacom has been adjudged the Best Exhibitor, Telecoms, at the just-concluded 13th Abuja International Trade Fair.

    Presenting  the Award to Globacom, Director General of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Tonia Shoyele, thanked the company for constantly supporting the Chamber. She said Globacom won the award because of its wonderful showing at the 12-day fair where it showcased  unique products and services, including “SME Flexi” designed for stakeholders in the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises.

    Visitors to the Glo stand expressed delight with the 4G LTE gadgets on sale at the fair, saying that the speed and quality of Glo’s internet service gave them a beautiful experience on the network.

    The visitors who commended the theme of this year’s Fair, Enhancing SME’s in Agribusiness Through Innovative Technology, thanked Globacom for providing them with free Wi-fi at the pavilion, free corporate gift items and Glo Free Access prepaid SIMs and CUG lines.

    An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mrs. Anita George, commended Glo officials for their warm reception and professionalism, adding that, of all the products available, she liked Glo Yakata most because of its generous voice and data benefits.

    Similarly, a civil servant, Mr. Okechukwu Nwora, expressed satisfaction with the services offered at the Glo stand, describing them as “very, very reliable”.

    A businessman, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, commended the ambience of the pavilion. “Globacom’s stand is very beautiful. The staff also gave me a lot of gifts. I bought Glo CUG lines to regularly  talk with my sales boys and family members at affordable rate”, he stated

  • Glo extends 4G LTE to 36 states, 208 tertiary institutions 

    Nigeria’s digital telecommunication firm Globacom has extended its 4G LTE network coverage to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    Included in the operator’s 4G LTE footprint are 208 tertiary institutions spread across the six geopolitical zones of the country.

    This effectively makes Globacom the network with the widest 4G LTE coverage of the country, following its introduction of the technology in October, 2016.

    Globacom provides its 4G service on the much sought-after 700MHz band, which gives the operator’s 4G service better coverage and penetration.

    ”The radio propagation property of the 700MHz band enables Globacom 4G signal to travel the farthest, giving the largest coverage for any site. In effect, any city where Glo LTE is present, it covers the widest area than any other network,” Globacom said in a statement released from its head office in Lagos at the weekend.

    The operator explained that the band also gives a better indoor penetration than other networks which are not on the band.

    ”Indeed, it offers seamless 4G coverage within the major cities without the requirement of handing over to 3G or 2G while using data, whether the subscriber is indoor or outdoor. This ensures a better user experience for 4G subscribers on the Glo network”, the operator’s spokesperson said.

    According to the spokesperson, another edge the band has is that it comes with a dedicated spectrum bandwidth of 10MHz which gives users the fastest speed required to download movies and videos or listen to music without any delay.

  • Glo earns Igwe Achebe’s encomium at Ofala celebrations

    The Obi of Onitsha and the grand host of the Ofala festival,  Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has lavished praises on telecoms firm and major sponsor of the festival, Globacom,  for helping to raise the standard of the African fiesta in the last eight years.

    According to Igwe Achebe, Globacom’s sponsorship has added more flavour and excitement to the age old festival that showcases the best of Igbo culture and hospitality. He described Globacom as a strategic partner and a friend of the Onitsha kingdom and the Igbo race as a whole, whose support has helped raise the profile of festival, putting the it on the global platform as a tourists delight.

    ”I express gratitude to all who have contributed to the success of yet another Ofala Onitsha festival. Sincere thanks to our strategic partners, Globacom Nigeria Limited, who have been with us for eight consecutive years”, the Obi said.

    The Igwe, who is marking 18 years on the throne of Onitsha, made his remarks last Saturday  before the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, and other VIPs who graced the 2018 edition of the festival held at the Ime Obi. He also used the occasion to broach issues of  national importance, while also thanking God for preservation and  his people for their support over the years.

    Globacom has sponsored the Ofala festival for eight consecutive years, promising to make Ofala the biggest festival ever in Black Africa. Glo was at this year’s event with many mouth-watering prizes at the company’s pavilion within the Igwe’s palace, venue of the festival. The festival ended with the Royal Banquet in honour of  the Igwe at the Dolly Hills Hotel, Onitsha.

  • Glo offers phones at cheap prices at Smartphone Festival

    National Telecommunication Company, Globacom, has launched the second edition of its Smartphone Festival, which gives opportunity to Nigerians to buy Smartphones, accessories and data bundles from Gloworld outlets nationwide at affordable prices.

    Globacom in a statement in Lagos explained that the promotion “gives the best deals on the latest Smartphones and accessories with exciting rewards for as low as N12,800 and up to six months of bundled data”.

    It added that “there are lots of benefits with a variety of devices to choose from. Some of the unique benefits are best prices for genuine devices that come with free accessories on purchase from any of the Gloworld outlets across the country”.

    The Company stated that the offer will run between September 25 and October 11, 2018, adding that any prepaid or postpaid  customer who visits a Gloworld outlet during the period to purchase a Smartphone will enjoy the benefits.

    Different models of handsets including Samsung, Nokia, Tecno, Imose, Inflix and Huawei are available under the Smartphone Festival, and the devices, according to Globacom,”are exclusive to Gloworld outlets and not at Glo Zones and Glo dealer outlets”.

    Since 2003 when it rolled out services, Globacom has consistently brought quality service delivery and unequalled benefits to its subscribers. In continuation of its consumer-focused packages, it recently unveiled Oga SIM, which offers unprecedented data bonus to subscribers and Glo Yakata which offers up to 2,200% bonus on every N100 recharge and above.

  • Glo tops voice, data acquisition

    Globacom has yet again confirmed its leadership position in the nation’s telecommunications sector, as the latest telecoms industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows that the company gained 214,646 new subscribers in July.

    The operator has thus raised its subscriber base to over 40.3 million.

    According to NCC, Globacom, which had 40,108,508 subscribers in June, amassed 214,646 new subscribers in July to arrive at a customer base of  40,323,154. The additional 214,646,  according to the regulator, was the biggest gain by any operator in July. The report stated that Airtel, which came second, added 149,880 new customers, growing from 39,898,448 in June to 40,048,328 in July.

    Contrastively, MTN and 9mobile lost well over 1.1 million subscribers within the period under review with MTN losing 999,891 subscribers, while 9mobile shed 246,221 customers.

     

    In addition, the NCC report also indicated that Globacom has, since this year, added a total number of 2,153,374 new subscribers. As at the end of December, 2017, the company had a subscriber base of 38,169,780, whereas the figure increased to 40,323,154 in July this year.

     

    This growth in data subscriber base by Globacom, the NCC statistics stated, accounted principally for the growth in the number of internet users on mobile devices during the review period as the total number of data users in the country rose by 866,656, from 102.81 million in June to103.67 million in July.

     

    In the data analysis report by the NCC, Globacom also led the gainers’ chart  with 574,821 new internet users, with its data subscription rising from 26.57 million in June to 27.15 million in July. This figure represents 66% of the total 866,656 new internet users in the industry.

     

    Airtel’s figure on the other hand rose by 375,724 from 26.71 internet users in June  to 27.09 million in July, just as MTN also gained 134,197 new data users in July as the figure recorded was 39.07 million as against 38.94 million in June.

     

    However, 9mobile lost 218,086 internet users in July, as its subscription base fell to 10.37 million as against June when it recorded 10.59 million.

     

    Globacom’s increasing subscriber base is being attributed by industry watchers to the several attractive and user-friendly packages which offer a lot of appeal to prepaid and postpaid phone  users, thus making its services the most accessible and most affordable.

     

    The company which last month marked its 15 years of operation in Nigeria recently launched Glo Yakata which offers up to 2,200% bonus on every N100 recharge and above, and Oga SIM which offers 125% bonus on every data subscription.

     

  • Glo to power women digital summit

    Leading telecoms firm, Globacom and other key stakeholders in the ICT ecosystem have indicated interest in supporting the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards, organised by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD).

    The summit holds on August 30th at Oriental Hotel, Lekki- Epe Expressway, Lagos.

    Others who will be part of the summit with “Harnessing the Opportunities in the 21st Century” as theme, include Chief Executive Officers of leading technology companies and technology experts from across Nigeria.

    Other partners are the Association of Licensed Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Medallion Communications Limited, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA).

    The event, which is the first of its kind, is designed to highlight the huge opportunities available to women in the 21st century, accelerate progress and identify Nigerian women across board that have been able to maximise the tremendous opportunities offered by the digital age to better their communities, career and the country at large.

    The event will bring together over 700 women and girls from different walks of life to share strategies and map out the future of the Nigerian woman in a digital age.

    Announcing its decision to be official sponsor of the event, Globacom Nigeria said that it believes that technology has great role to play in the economic empowerment of the Nigerian woman.

    Globacom, founded by Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. is one of Africa’s biggest fully integrated telecommunications solutions providers, with operational headquarters in Nigeria.

    Globacom has been at the cutting-edge of innovation, introducing most of the novel products and services that have shaped the growth of the telecoms industry in Nigeria in the last 15 years.

    Globacom was the first to launch 4G LTE network in 33 cities across the country in 2016. It recently scored another first by introducing the novel concept of creating a dedicated path in its 4G LTE network for enterprise customers.

    According to the Executive Director of CECAD, Dr. Bayero Agabi, the 21st century is a period of tremendous information explosion, where science, technology and innovation are no longer treated as stand-alone but have become integral parts of human existence transforming lives and businesses.

    The Nigeria Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards will create a platform where women will x-ray current trends in entrepreneurship, healthcare, politics, businesses, agriculture, social and family lives with regards to how well they have fared in the knowledge economy using technology.

    It will also provide the opportunity to better understand the position of women in the economy and society that is being transformed by digital technologies while proffering solutions to some of the factors limiting women from maximizing the opportunities in this new age.

  • Honour for Glo at ATCON book presentation

    Telecoms giant, Globacom, yesterday received recognition from industry players in acknowledgement of its  innovations that  have contributed to the growth and development of the sector.

    Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) celebrated the company and other key agents of the  revolution that altered the face of the industry in 15 years.

    Billionaire, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. and the telco, Globacom were recognised for their commitment and rare dedication to the growth of the industry into a world-class business concern which also generates employment for millions of Africans in Nigeria and other parts of the continent where it operates.

     

    Former Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chaired the occasion of the public presentation of the publication at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, while the Minister of Communications Technology, Adebayo Shittu, was a Special Guest of Honour.

    The book reminisced on the fact that Globacom crashed the cost of GSM SIM and tariff from N20,000 and N50 per minute respectively to as low as N200 and 5 kobo per second.

    Globacom also got credit for introducing per second billing at inception. “That feat, consequently, made it much easier for Nigerians to get value for money by paying only for the exact time spent on calls… thus helping to aggressively boost telephone penetration in the country”, the book recalled.

    The book mentioned other early revolutionary products pioneered by Globacom in Nigeria which included Blackberry, vehicle tracking, mobile internet, mobile banking, multimedia messaging service (MMS), in-flight roaming services, voice SMS, Magic Plus and Text2email, among others. The publication also documented Globacom as the first and the only operator so far with a wholly-owned submarine cable, Glo-1, linking Europe and America to West Africa to ensure the availability of bandwidth to enterprise customers in West Africa.

    “Globacom was the first to launch 4G-LTE network in 33 cities in Nigeria in 2016. Recently, the company scored another first by introducing the novel concept of creating a dedicated path in its 4G LTE network for enterprise customers,” the book added.

    In its bid to boost access to bandwidth in areas outside Lagos, especially the oil platforms and under-served communities in the southern parts of Nigeria, the telecommunications service provider   recently flagged off the laying of Glo 2, the first submarine cable in Nigeria to terminate outside Lagos.