Starlink has not yet obtained authorization from local authorities to provide its high-speed satellite Internet services in Ghana. The company plans coverage of the country from the third quarter of 2024. The National Communications Authority of Ghana (NCA) is warning citizens against the provision and use of Starlink services and equipment in the country. In a press...
Stephen Blewett has been named CEO of MTN Ghana, beginning April 2024, succeeding Selorm Adadevoh, who has been promoted to Group chief commercial officer (GCCO). Blewett returned to MTN earlier this year as operations executive for markets, having executive responsibility for the smaller West and Central African (WECA) region and broader operations assistance to the...
The government wants to strengthen the national telecoms infrastructure as part of its digital transformation ambitions. The country is already served by five international fiber optic submarine cables. These are SAT-3, MainOne, WACS, Glo-1 and ACE. Ghana is now connected to the 2Africa submarine fiber optic cable from the eponymous consortium led by the American technology company...
Bayobab (formerly MTN GlobalConnect) has landed the 45,000km 2Africa subsea cable on Ghanaian shores, in Accra. The 2Africa subsea cable system will support the western and eastern regions of Africa, once complete in 2023 and 2024, respectively. This landing is one of several cable landings taking place across 46 locations in 33 countries for all...
The carrier-neutral, colocation Tier IV Onix Data Centre in Accra, Ghana, is joining the Angola Cables Global Data Centre Interconnect. This integration will enhance international connectivity in Ghana and Senegal, offering access to 66 additional data centres, 8 OTTs/CDNs, and 21 IXPs. Clients will benefit from a variety of secure digital solutions and managed services...
Clifford Mettle has been appointed executive chairman of Ghana by DKK Partners, an emerging markets and foreign exchange liquidity fintech company, to help strengthen West African operations. According to the firm, the new appointment highlights its ambitious aspirations to expand across Africa while democratising the payments industry and assisting emerging nations in their development by...
This agreement follows a similar partnership recently signed between Togo and Benin. It is the result of months of consultations between regulators from both parties and representatives of MTN, Vodafone, Moov Africa, Airtel and Togocel in particular. Togo signed a Free Roaming memorandum of understanding with Ghana at the beginning of the month. The signing took place...
AirtelTigo was born from the merger of Airtel Ghana and Tigo Ghana in November 2017. The company was bought by the government in April 2021 and changed its brand name in June 2023. The Ghanaian telecommunications company AT (formerly AirtelTigo) announced on Wednesday November 1 that it had signed a joint venture agreement with Hannam...
The Ghanaian government has made digital transformation a major axis of its development policy. To achieve its objectives, Accra wants to extend telecom services, particularly high-speed Internet, to the entire population. 70% of the Ghanaian population does not have access to high-speed Internet. This was revealed by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (photo, center), Minister of Communications and Digitalization, during...
Telecel Group, the majority shareholder of Vodafone Ghana, is thrilled to announce the successful expansion of Vodafone Ghana’s network infrastructure by adding a remarkable 300 new 4G sites, most of which have been activated across various regions in Ghana. This achievement has been accomplished in record time and stands as a direct testament to Telecel’s...
