Glo wins ‘Africa’s Beacon of ICT’ honour award

Glo wins 'Africa's Beacon of ICT' honour award

Last Saturday night, Globacom, Nigeria’s leading provider of telecoms solutions, experienced another mark of recognition when it received the “Africa’s Beacon of ICT Excellence/Leadership Award” in Lagos. The company received this recognition for introducing ground-breaking innovations in the Nigerian telecom sector at the 2023 edition of the awards, which was held at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos and attended by the nation’s top ICT executives.

Glo wins 'Africa's Beacon of ICT' honour award

Glo receives ‘Africa’s Beacon of ICT’ honour award. Credit: Globacom Representatives from Globacom, including Catherine Bomett, Director of Customer Care, Oladipo Olusanwo, Head of Gloworld Operation, and Obumneme Ikechebelu, Technical Department, received the award on behalf of the company. According to Ken Nwogbo, founder and CEO of Communication Week Media Limited, which organized the BoICT Award, Globacom earned the award because of its remarkable accomplishments. He said, “The Beacon of ICT Award which was instituted to celebrate outstanding brands and the visions that birthed them has become one of the most prestigious annual awards in the nation’s ICT industry in the last 14 years”.

Glo wins 'Africa's Beacon of ICT' honour award

Glo receives ‘Africa’s Beacon of ICT’ honour award. Credit: Globacom He also disclosed that the ceremony was also intended to honour public authorities whose policies and initiatives have positively affected the industry as well as others who have made significant contributions to business and industry. The event had in attendance key players in the telecom sector, including the President of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, Director of Public Affairs, Nigeria Communication Commission, (NCC), Mr. Reuben Mouka, Regional Executive (West Africa), Africa Data Centre (ADC), Dr. Krishman Ranganath and Digital Architect Manager and representative of Nigerian Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Falilat Jimoh.

Reasons Glo won Beacon of ICT Awards revealed

voted for Glo in the “Most Innovative Network

voted for Glo in the “Most Innovative Network

Respondents voted for Glo in the “Most Innovative Network” category owing to its unique products and value-added services such as Glo Berekete, Glo Café, and friendly recharge and data plans”, organizers of the Beacon of ICT Awards have revealed.
Besides these, the award organizers further disclosed that the company’s remarkable achievements conferred the “Most Reliable Mobile 4G LTE Network” and “Most Innovative Mobile Network of the Year”.

Most Innovative Network glo

The awards were given at the 13th edition of the event recently held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, with the theme “Impact of Blockchain Technology in a Digitalized Nigeria” during which the potential of Blockchain technology to disrupt digital interaction in the Nigerian economy and society were explored.
Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, organizers of the awards, Mr. Ken Nwogbo, said, “Glo emerged winner in the two categories in an online voting process.
According to him, ICT stakeholders adjudged Glo mobile the Largest and Most Reliable Mobile 4G LTE Network because the network is the most consistent data network in Nigeria regarding value and affordability.
He added that the Beacon of ICT Award was instituted 13 years ago to reward the vision and enterprise of individuals and companies that have contributed significantly to the growth of Nigeria’s ICT industry.