The GLO-1 (Globacom-1) submarine communications cable is a cable system along the west coast of Africa between Nigeria and the UK, owned by Nigerian telecoms operator Globacom.
The submarine cable system is 9,800 km long, and became operational in 2011 with a minimum capacity of 640 Gbit/s.
A project of Globacom, Nigeria's 2nd largest telecoms provider, total capacity of the system is now advertised as 2.5 Tbit/s. The cable's link To Ghana was turned up in April, 2011.[1]
Landing points
editThe main cable landing points are:
- Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
- Accra, Ghana
- Dakar, Senegal
- Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Sesimbra, Portugal
- Vigo, Spain
- Bude, UK
Security breach
editIn February 2018, The Sunday Times reported that the infrastructure for the UK landing site of the Apollo, GLO-1 and Europe India Gateway cables had been found almost entirely unprotected. Their reporter was able to reach the premises without being challenged, and found the door to the generator room unlocked and left ajar. Vodafone, who manage the facility, said that he had not reached critical equipment and "would not have been able to interrupt the operation of the facility."[2]
See also
editList of international submarine communications cables
Individual cable systems off the west coast of Africa include:
References
edit- ^ "Glo 1 cable launches in Ghana". AfricaBrains. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Pogrund, Gabriel (4 February 2018). "Data-cable security scandal: It's easier to enter than a public library". The Sunday Times. p. 9.
- "Nigeria - Glo-One Submarine Cable will be ready for Launch in March 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- "GLO-1 Added to Undersea Cables". Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
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