The Management of Glo Mobile Ghana Limited says ahead of its launch in Ghana, the company will shortly provide a facility to enable members of the public to reserve their preferred numbers on the 0233XXXXXX number series of the Glo Mobile Network. A statement from Glo Ghana signed by Head of Public Relations, Ekow Quarcoo said “the reservations will be subject to availability and shall accordingly be conducted on a first-come-first-served basis.” The statement said the facility would require members of the public to text their preferred numbers to a designated number. It said in accordance with National Communications Authority (NCA) guidelines on Number Registration, no individual shall be permitted to reserve more than five (5) Glo Mobile numbers, and the numbers would only be activated upon successful registration after Glo has been launched. The statement said to conclude a number reservation, customers would be required to bring along the number from which the reservation was made, as proof of identity, in order to redeem the SIM Card of their special number against applicable payment and services. Glo Mobile is due to launch its services in Ghana on November 17, 2011, but sources say new customers can start making calls on Glo two days ahead of the launch, from November 15, 2011. Glo derives much of its network strength from the massive backbone support it receives from Glo 1, the high capacity state-of-the-art submarine cable which berthed in Ghana in 2009 and was commissioned last April. The Glo 1 fibre optic cable is the first individually owned submarine cable in Africa and the only such facility connecting West Africa to the United Kingdom. Glo said its Glo 1 Cable would guarantee access to ultra-fast and reliable internet connectivity and would be the driving force for the business community, not only in Ghana, but also across West Africa. “It will also provide the platform for robust applications such as video conferencing, telemedicine, distance learning and customized services like data centres and wireless virtual private network (VPN), and virtually all sectors of the Ghanaian economy will benefit immensely from the window of global opportunities which the Glo 1 and the Glo Mobile network has come to offer . Glo has promised to launch its mobile services on an aggressive note and be very competitive. Some telecom operators in Ghana have already started making changes in their strategy in anticipation of the competition Glo is expected to bring, but Glo Ghana Chief Operating Officer, George Andah has said his focus would be the consumer rather than his competitors.