Nigerian cellco Globacom (Glo) has said it is ready to launch 3G services once it gets approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission, following successful W-CDMA testing in partnership with Alcatel. Rival GSM operator V-Mobile has also successfully tested 3G in partnership with Ericsson and Huawei Technologies. Both operators have tested 3G facilities on their networks in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.