Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) is set to exhibit its multiple Information Communication Technology (ICT) services at the ongoing polo tournament, which kicked off on 26th December, 2022 and will end on 2nd January 2023, in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The kick-off of this year’s tournament, which witnessed the official opening of the Club House, was conducted by the Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State.
Galaxy Backbone provides quality IT infrastructure and shared services for agencies of the federal government as well as the private sector in a smart, secure and sustainable manner.
In a statement issued by the agency, the managing director of GBB, Professor Muhammadu Bello Abubakar, assured that the Galaxy Backbone remained committed to deepening its partnerships with local ICT companies across the country to ensure that more organisations at the state and local levels benefit from its connectivity rollout and digital services and solutions.
The statement read in part: “As an enterprise ICT organisation, the management will leverage and tap into the passion of polo players, spectators/fans to have a feel of the brand’s quality services to attract potential customers while expanding its fiber optic coverage.
“Among the services are its Datacentre, Cloud and Cybersecurity Services, smart home plans (e-Connect services) which offer fibre-to-homes, fibre-to-estates and fibre-to-small offices for residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Following an official upgrade of the Jos Polo club to a grade A level, it is currently hosting 42 teams during this tournament.
Through these the company is deploying the strength of its fibre connectivity services to connect more people, improve efficiency of businesses and enhance the productivity of their clients
“The organisation is using the tournament to showcase its innovative services and partnerships to drive the nation’s digital transformation agenda for the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030.
“In support of this year’s tournament, Galaxy Backbone Ltd is providing free Wifi for the eight days of tournament and will ensure uninterrupted services to public and private organisations involved in its organisation through support for collocation, hosting and disaster recovery for organisations.
“The recent launch of the Galaxy Backbone’s National Shared Services Centre (NSSC) enables the provision of uptime Certified Tier III in Abuja and Tier IV services in the country to both the government and private sector organizations to strengthen their asset bases and guarantee information storage capacity.
“To achieve this, the agency is deploying state-of-the-art digital infrastructure and applying international best practices to backstop public sector organisations’ sensitive data and enabling a growing number of private sector organisations with digital services to facilitate their digital transformation journey.
“The huge investments in infrastructure are for the benefit of the public and private establishments and the experience of GBB in building, deploying and providing infrastructure as a service, is an eloquent testimony to its ability to manage and continue in this line of business.”
