Telecom operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in the country want the industry’s universal access fund to be depoliticized to ensure efficient application of the funds. The telecoms/ICT universal access fund is called Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) and its legal mandate is to extend telecoms/ICT infrastructure and broadband connectivity to unserved and … Read more
Four mobile telephony companies have been contracted by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to electronically transmit (e-transmit) the results of the 2016 general elections to the national collation centre in Accra. The four are Vodafone, MTN Ghana, TiGo and Airtel. The country has been divided into four zones, with of the telephony company assigned … Read more
The Electoral Commission has just awarded contracts for the electronic transmission of collated results to four local mobile telephony companies. The four are Vodafone, MTN, TiGo and Airtel, with the country divided into four zones to support multi-lots. Their task is to set up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) infrastructure to link the 275 constituency … Read more
Technology giant Subah Infosolutions has been awarded the International Gateway Monitoring System (GWMS) contract by the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) of Sierra Leone. After a rigorous assessment of competitive bidding process forwarded by 12 international participating companies, Subah Infosolutions the only West African based International Company won the contract. Subah Infosolutions has an undisputed record … Read more