Politics Vrs Industry, Consumer Interest

A little over a year ago, the telecoms industry of this country witnessed what could be described as a fierce fight from a hurriedly-constituted group of about ten local companies calling themselves the Ghana ICT Chamber against the move by the previous government to auction two slots in the 800MHz spectrum band compatible with 4G … Read more

Politics Vs Industry, Consumer Interest

A little over a year ago, the telecoms industry of this country witnessed what could be described as a fierce fight from a hurriedly-constituted group of about ten local companies calling themselves the Ghana ICT Chamber against the move by the previous government to auction two slots in the 800MHz spectrum band compatible with the … Read more

MTN Seeks 4G Partnerships In First Year of License

It has been a year since MTN got its 4G license, and they are already in talks with other 4G players in the country for partnership. The telecoms market leader was the only company which won one of the two 800MHz spectrum slots at US$67.5million on December 2, 2015. Four companies paid a non-refundable fee … Read more

Mobile Money Records 420% Growth In 5 Years

Records from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications indicate mobile money wallets have grown 420 percent from an estimated 2.5million in 2011 to over 13 million currently. Over the same period, the volume of mobile money transactions grew from about 10 million to a whopping 267 million, while the monetary value of those transactions also rose … Read more