Globacom Limited Inc.

Company profile

In its first year of operation, Glo Mobile became the fastest growing GSM network in Africa, achieving a record one million subscribers and covering over 87 towns in just nine months. The subscriber figure at the moment stands at over 13 million with coverage extending to over 40,000 cities, towns, communities and major roads, thus making the company the second largest operator in Nigeria. The network will soon extend its frontiers to the West African sub-region as it is concluding negotiations with two neighbouring countries. While vigorously pursuing its expansion strategy, the network has earned the identity of the Nigerian innovator. This is because it boasts a wide variety of innovative packages and tariff plans designed to fulfill the needs of a broad spectrum of market segments in Nigeria. Prominent among the innovations Glo Mobile has introduced are the Per Second Billing, Blackberry, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Magic Plus, Glo Direct, etc.