GlobacomGhana’s sixth mobile licence holder, Glo Mobile Ghana, says it has begun work on rolling out the underground cable system needed for its broadband internet service.

Glo Mobile Ghana, which received its licence from the National Communications Authority (NCA) in June 2008, is laying the cables to link to the Glo-1 submarine cable to be laid from Europe through Ghana to Nigeria, by its parent, Nigeria-based Globacom.

There is anxiety in Nigeria over when Glo will actually lay the cables in Nigeria. Originally, Globacom promised to make the Glo-1 cable operational in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, early in 2009. However, the launch date has already been shifted twice from March to May and has now been rescheduled for November.

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Source(s): Telegeography