At this year’s Ojude Oba Festival, in Ijebu-Ode Globacom will be playing a big role, as it has always done in the past. This was revealed at the recent Press Conference organised by the Festival Planning Committee.
“Exactly 19 years ago, the seed of the grand master of data, Globacom, was sown by Otunba (Dr.) Mike Adenuga, Jr. (GCON, CSG, CLH), Apesin Ola of Ijebu. Since then, the company has grown tremendously. Recently, Globacom, among many other laurels was adjudged as one of the best-admired brands on the African continent. This honour is a fitting testament to the giant strides being recorded by the company.
First, in Innovation and Technology, Globacom which started innovatively with per Seconds Billing was widely believed to be impossible then; this innovation led to the crashing of the cost
of GSM SIM and tariff from N20,000 and N50 per minute respectively to as low as N200 and 5 kobo per second, thus boosting telephone penetration (communication) in the country.
The company also pioneered revolutionary products like Blackberry, GPRS, Vehicle tracking, mobile internet, mobile banking, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), in-flight roaming services, Voice SMS, Magic Plus and Text2emaildr, among others.
Glo’s extensive optical fibre network, powered by a managed IP MPLS network, covers the farthest parts of the country giving businesses in over 130 cities low latency, faster connectivity and expanded bandwidth to carry voice, video and data reliably. This makes Globacom a partner of choice for organisations seeking to connect their branches or link up via optical fibre with any organisation within and outside Nigeria.
Based on its National Optic Fibre coverage, Globacom’s Global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) service provides scalable virtual private networks (VPNs) and end-to-end quality or service (QoS), enabling efficient utilization of provisional networks to meet future growth and rapid fault correction of link and node failure.
Globacom is the only operator with a wholly-owned submarine cable, Glo-1, linking Europe and America to West Africa, ensuring the availability of bandwidth to enterprise customers in West Africa. The 9,800km-long cable has landing points in Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Senegal; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Casablanca, Morocco; Sesimbra, Portugal; Vigo, Spain; and Bude in England. Glo -1 delivers much faster and more robust connectivity for voice, data and video. It unleashes limitless opportunities for corporate bodies in Nigeria and West Africa.
Globacom also provides a range of data connectivity solutions ranging from simple mobile broadband products to complex managed networking IT solutions. The company delivers the connectivity needs of large businesses in Nigeria and West Africa.
Globacom was also the first to accomplish a nationwide launch of the 4g-lte network in Nigeria in 2016. Recently, the company scored another first by introducing the novel concept of creating a dedicated path in its 4g Ite network for enterprise customers. This aligns with the company’s promise of delivering best-in-class solutions to its corporate clientele to enable them to optimize efficiency.
In the same vein, the company is currently embarking on laying Glo-2, the first submarine cable in Nigeria to terminate outside Lagos. This holds significant promise for taking bandwidth beyond Lagos to other parts of the country, especially the oil platforms and under-served communities in the southern parts of Nigeria.
As part of its programme for the 2022 Ojude Oba, Globacom on June 8, 2022, commenced a one-month Road Show in Ijebu Ode and environs to showcase its wide range of unique products and services and also deepen its market share. Globacom has also finalised its plan to host the guests of Kabiyesi Awujale and other VIPs at the Royal Banquet Hall of the Awujale Palace, immediately after the celebration at the Ojude Oba Pavilion.
As customary, various artistes have been lined up to entertain at an international musical fiesta, which includes the engagement of talented youths through musical concepts and to be complemented by Miss. Ojude Oba Festival pageant in the evening of Ojude Oba Day. Favourite Artistes Teni, Abass Akande Obesere and a host of others will be present live, to thrill thousands of visitors at the Equity Resort (formerly Gateway Hotel) in the evening of Ojude Oba Day. Entrance into this musical concert will be through the purchase of an unscratched N500 worth of recharge card per individual.
The Glo/Ojude Oba partnership in 2022 is in tandem with the socio-cultural and developmental philosophy of Kabiyesi, the Awujale to continue to empower his subjects, which led to the establishment and funding of the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction; an establishment which has been sustained amidst scores of unparalleled strides, over the last 20 years. This year, a raffle draw has been added to the bouquet of goodies and 10 lucky winners will go home with brand new Tricycles, Television sets, Pepper Grinding Machines, and garden Tent Umbrellas, among other valuable prizes.
It is impressive to note that, GLOBACOM will be signing another 10-year MOU/Sponsorship
Contract with the Ojude Oba Festival Committee”.
