Lynk and Vodafone Ghana Sign Contract Bringing Satellite-Direct-to-Standard-Phone Technology to Ghana Providing 100% Mobile Coverage

Lynk, the world’s leading satellite-direct-to-standard-phone telecoms company, today announced that it has signed its second commercial contract with Telecel Group in Africa to provide services to Vodafone Ghana’s subscribers. This new contract will provide mobile coverage to 100% of Ghana’s population of 31 million inhabitants using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space.” Charles Miller, CEO of Lynk, said, “This...

Ghana: MTN, Vodafone extend roaming agreement

In April 2022, MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana signed a national roaming agreement, and a pilot phase was even launched in the Volta region.   Telecommunications operators Vodafone Ghana and MTN Ghana have extended the scope of their national roaming agreement to the entire country. In areas where Vodafone’s network is poor or nonexistent, its subscribers...

Ghana approves sale of controlling stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group

The National Communications Authority (NCA) is pleased to announce that pursuant to the evaluation of the revised proposal from the Telecel Group, it has granted approval for the transfer of the 70% majority shares in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (Vodafone Ghana) held by Vodafone International Holdings B.V. (the Seller) to Telecel Group (the Buyer) subject to concessions made by the Seller and...

Vodafone CEO to step down

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read will step down at the end of December 2022 following a year when the telecommunications company’s share price sank. Chief financial officer Margherita Della Valle will become interim CEO, in addition to her current role, while a replacement is found, the company said in a statement on Monday. The company’s...

Egypt: Qatar Investment Authority in talks over possible acquisition of 20% stake in Vodafone Egypt

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is said to be in advanced talks regarding the acquisition of stakes held by the Egyptian state in a number of Egyptian companies, including Vodafone Egypt, Bloomberg reports. With it understood that a potential pact could be finalised by the end of 2022, it has been suggested that QIA could acquire 20%...

Vodafone Ghana’s Telecel deal hangs in the balance

Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has denied blocking the planned sale of Vodafone Ghana’s 70% stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company to Telecel Group. The NCA said it received the application for the transfer of 70% majority shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel in January this year, but that the request did not meet regulatory requirements....

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