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Glo Mobile Ghana will officially launch its operations in the country on November 17, 2011. It promises to provide an extensive 3G coverage, �a comprehensive suite of high quality and reliable voice and data services and very competitive rates that would change the telecommunications landscape in the country�. An invitation letter signed by Glo�s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr George Andah, to some personalities said the Glo Mobile Ghana network would be supported and augmented by Glo 1, the high capacity state-of-the-art submarine cable commissioned in Ghana in 2009. It said the Glo 1 cable is the first individually owned submarine cable in Africa and the only such facility connecting West Africa directly to the United Kingdom. �The cable will guarantee access to ultra-fast and reliable internet connectivity and will be the driving force for the business community not only in Ghana but also in West Africa,� it assured. The statement said besides benefitting all sectors of the economy due to the window of opportunity that the Glo 1 cable would offer, �it will also provide the platform for robust applications such as video conferencing, telemedicine, distance learning, and customised services such as data centres and wireless virtual network�. Glo Mobile Ghana Limited is a subsidiary of Globacom Limited, an indigenous African telecommunications company. Globacom acquired its operating licence for Ghana in 2008 and had in the past three years pursued a rigorous programme of developing a world-class telecommunications network.