Glo Ghana to accommodate over 20 million data customers

The next generation telecoms operator, Globacom, has said that it is ready to accommodate up to 20 million internet subscribers on its Ghana network.
According to Globacom, the network’s capacity has been greatly enhanced through the recent comprehensive upgrade activity which has created adequate capacity to accommodate over 20 million data subscribers.
In a statement by the Head of Business, Glo Mobile Ghana, Mr. Augustine Mamuro, the company has undertaken numerous network improvement projects to enhance the network experience of its customers.
Glo Mobile data subscribers, the statement said, should expect a richer network experience in terms of speed of download as Glo Mobile High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network had been upgraded to make download speed much better than what it used to be.
According to the statement, Globacom has “…in recent time been able to achieve a lot of improvements and built up capacity to accommodate over 20 million data subscribers on our network. Data is the future of telecoms and any focus in this regard will always serve the best interest of our subscribers.”
“Several months ago, we began the process of overhaul, which involves both the upgrade of all software, hardware and core network infrastructure. This will push up the data download speed from the current 7.2mbps up to 21mbps, which will also go up to 42mbps very soon. In layman language, this will enable our subscribers to download songs within the twinkle of the eye and movies in minutes,” the statement said.
With this development, Glo Mobile is now well equipped to give pristine data connections to its numerous subscribers in Ghana because of its renewed backbone infrastructure which includes the 2.4 terabyte Glo-1 Submarine cable linking key West Africa countries with Europe with dedicated extension to the United States of America.
The upgrade of the software had been completed while the hardware upgrade is nearing completion, he disclosed.
Mamuro described this as a “giant leap into a totally new experience for our subscribers. Since data and internet are the future of telecoms, we have decided to always be a notch higher in terms of the reliability and speed of our services”.
He disclosed that this shift, which is heavily backed by abundant, dedicated bandwidth infrastructure from Glo-1, will set new parameters in data user experience across the country and ensure that subscribers get excellent data speed and value for money.
Just days ago, Glo Mobile launched four major products for the pleasure of the good people of Ghana. Mamuro said the network experience would eliminate buffering and empower Glo subscribers to enjoy smooth and super fast internet services on any enabled devices.