Fully integrated telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, and global telecom equipment company, Nokia Alcatel-Lucent, have signed a multi-million dollar for the supply of a new platform to enhance service experience of subscribers on the Glo network.
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of Globacom, Mrs Bella Disu, announced the partnership at the *2019 Choose France* International Business Summit which took place at in France on Monday.
She explained that Nokia Alcatel-Lucent would under the deal supply, install, and integrate a new Sure Pay Intelligent Network platform that would significantly improve service delivery on the Glo network.
The EVC also disclosed a second contract which the company signed with Vocalcom Technology, another French company, to enhance Globacom’s Interactive Voice Response and Contact Center Solutions. She presented a Purchasing Order (P.O.) to Vocalcom to give effect to the deal.
“These agreements are geared towards ensuring that Globacom continues to provide first-rate telecommunications services in the countries where we operate,” Mrs. Disu said.
She had also joined other global chief executives including Alike Dangote, Tony Elumelu, and the Chairman/CEO of Total, *Patrick Pouyanné, * for a meeting with the French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, at a dinner organised to promote France’s attractiveness as a business environment. The various global CEOs used the Summit to publicise major investments and
partnerships involving French companies.
Mrs Disu also attended the first meeting of the France-Nigeria Investment Club which President Macron launched when he visited Nigerian in 2018. Speaking in an interview,
Mrs. Disu described her engagements with world business leaders in France as highly significant as the summit provided a veritable opportunity to pursue areas of partnership with other countries and businesses.
“We have long chosen France, and we welcome every opportunity to expand our interests and alliances here”, the Globacom EVC stated.
The Mike Adenuga Group is known for its strong ties with France. Globacom and Conoil Producing Limited have had over a decade of strong business relationships with French companies, including Total and Alcatel, which is now Nokia Alcatel-Lucent. The group of companies also supports the principal international French cultural organisation, Alliance Francaise, in Lagos. During his state visit to Nigeria last year, the French President
commissioned the state-of the-art Mike Adenuga Alliance Francaise Centre donated by the Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga, to promote French and Nigerian cultures in Lagos.
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SEGUN ADAMS
