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Globacom Limited
Telecommunications • Lagos, Nigeria
Globacom Limited, widely known as Glo, is a privately owned Nigerian telecommunications company founded in 2003 by Nigerian entrepreneur Mike Adenuga. The company provides telecommunications and digital connectivity services and has built a major subscriber base across Nigeria and other West African markets, including Ghana. Globacom has also developed significant telecommunications infrastructure, including Glo-1, a high-capacity submarine fibre-optic cable connecting Nigeria with the United Kingdom. The company describes its ambition as building Africa's biggest and best telecommunications network and continues to operate across consumer, enterprise and digital services.
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