Nigerian telecoms provider Globacom (Glo) says it will extend its fibre optic cable network across West Africa in the coming months to boost internet connectivity within the region.

The telecoms company plans to increase the number of terrestrial connections to its undersea broadband cable.Its submarine cable Glo-1 is a 9 800 km long network that connects Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast and Ghana.

Globacom Chairman, Mike Adenuga, assured subscribers that the company “will continue to invest huge resources in developing and maintaining a communications technology that is second to none in Africa.”

Globacom has already made arrangements to deploy the best telecommunications technology to sustain a robust network and guarantee seamless communications in Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world, Adenuga said.

Glo continues to extend its fibre optic coverage and “push the last mile” connections of its submarine cable further to hinterland in the countries where the Glo 1 cable has landings.

Last year, it signed a $500 million network modernisation and expansion contract with leading telecom vendors, ZTE Corporation and another $750 million deal with Huawei Technologies to massively expand its network.