Subscribers of Nigeria’s next generation network, Globacom, have described the company’s recently launched 4G LTE network in glowing terms, just as they solicited for prompt extension of the new network to more cities and villages in order for them to benefit from the advanced telecommunications technology.
Although Globacom has wider coverage of 4G in the country than its competitors, the customers asked that the technology be extended to more cities and towns to enable them enjoy the service anytime they visit their places of origin.
An Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator, Maniru Saminu, said the Glo 4G LTE service was a breath of fresh air because of its fast internet connection, which, according to him, made him to abandon all earlier alternatives.
“I really appreciate Glo 4G service. It is very fast. I am enjoying the internet service, I do not experience delays doing streaming and downloads. I also do my internet banking transactions with ease,” Saminu said.
He disclosed that he was pleased by the marked difference in quality of service and encouraged his business associates and relations to subscribe to Glo 4G.
Said he: “I even gave my old Samsung S7 Edge phone to one of my friends to use and he has subscribed. The second person will soon subscribe. I want to urge Globacom to bring the service to Kano, my home state so we can enjoy it over there also.”
Stephen Obembe of Wuse 2, Abuja, like Saminu, eulogised Globacom for introducing the 4G LTE services in Abuja. Obembe disclosed that he ported to Globacom from another network and enthused that: “It’s been great. Glo 4G has been good, very good. I use a lot of data for my business and I am really satisfied with the service. I am very happy I ported to the Glo network.”
Another subscriber, who resides in Lagos, Titilayo Lawal, a fashion designer based in Adeniran Ogunsanya area of Surulere, expressed satisfaction with Glo 4G LTE service. She also ported from another network into Glo owing to her belief that she was not receiving commensurate value for the sum she was expending on data bundles.
She however said that the story had changed for the better since she switched to Glo 4G services, which she described as “impressive. “It is good. It is very fast no matter the amount of attachment you are sending. I love the services,” she added while enjoining Globacom to ensure quick extension of the technology to every part of the nation.
The company, reputed as data grandmasters in Nigeria, had said in a press statement that “Glo LTE network is one of the very best you will find anywhere in the world. Apart from an expansive, nationwide state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, which our 4G LTE network is predicated on, it is also riding on the much sought-after spectrum band 28. This gives it a strong edge.”
The network explained further that it uses a frequency band with an excellent wide area coverage and extensive bandwidth availability complemented by data capacity and higher performance. “It also has much better indoor reception than other frequency bands because of unparalleled ability to penetrate building walls and similar obstacles,” the statement added.
The company said the network was configured to ensure that subscribers are never stranded even when they move out of Glo 4G LTE network coverage, adding that it was working assiduously to extend the service to more parts of the country, just as it pleaded with subscribers to exercise patience.
Glo 4G LTE Network is said to be available in about a hundred locations nationwide.
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