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    Nigeria's Glo-2 submarine cable system will be completed in the second half of the year

    • Last Update: 2023-01-01
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    Globacom, Nigeria's second-largest telecommunications operator, has announced that the second submarine cable system, Glo-2, will be launched in the second half of this year, with a total length of about 850 kilometers, along the Nigerian coast, connecting the capital Alpha Beach in Lagos to the southern city, and merging with the existing land backbone network to expand its network range
    .

    According to reports, the new submarine cable system will consist of three pairs of optical fibers, the first pair directly connecting the capital and southern cities, and connecting other major urban areas through land extensions; The second pair of fibers will be equipped with 8 switchable branch units (BU), which will provide high capacity for offshore oil stations and communities directly connected to the BU, while the third pair will be equipped with two switchable BUs to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
    .

    Meanwhile, Globacom has begun a 100G capacity upgrade
    to its Glo-1 submarine cable system.
    It is a 9,800-kilometre communications system developed by Globacom and Alcatel-Lucent that stretches from the UK to West Africa with landing sites in Nigeria, London and Lisbon, connecting 17 countries and territories
    .

    Globacom, Nigeria's second-largest telecommunications operator, has announced that the second submarine cable system, Glo-2, will be launched in the second half of this year, with a total length of about 850 kilometers, along the Nigerian coast, connecting the capital Alpha Beach in Lagos to the southern city, and merging with the existing land backbone network to expand its network range
    .

    Submarine cables

    According to reports, the new submarine cable system will consist of three pairs of optical fibers, the first pair directly connecting the capital and southern cities, and connecting other major urban areas through land extensions; The second pair of fibers will be equipped with 8 switchable branch units (BU), which will provide high capacity for offshore oil stations and communities directly connected to the BU, while the third pair will be equipped with two switchable BUs to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
    .

    Meanwhile, Globacom has begun a 100G capacity upgrade
    to its Glo-1 submarine cable system.
    It is a 9,800-kilometre communications system developed by Globacom and Alcatel-Lucent that stretches from the UK to West Africa with landing sites in Nigeria, London and Lisbon, connecting 17 countries and territories
    .

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