DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Ghana
– Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations – Statistics and
Analyses” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s
offering.
Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to liberalise and
deregulate its telecommunications sector. Following the privatisation of
Ghana Telecom in 1996 there was very rapid growth in market competition
across the mobile and internet sectors, with a number of new players
being licensed to offer services. Ghana Telecom was acquired by the
Vodafone Group in 2009 and rebranded as Vodafone Ghana. It is the
principal fixed-line provider and also the third largest player in the
mobile services sector, after MTN and the recently merged AirtelTigo.
International submarine cables and new terrestrial cables have improved
internet capacity, which in turn has reduced access pricing for
end-users. These developments, combined with the roll out of national
fibre backbone networks by a number of players, and supported by several
government-funded schemes, are continuing to revolutionise the country’s
broadband market and pave the way for the convergence of technologies
and services. This has been indicated by the regulator’s intention to
replace 2G licences expiring in 2019 with universal access licences,
enabling licensees to offer both fixed and mobile offers. In addition,
the launch of LTE services by Vodafone Ghana and the extension of LTE-A
services by MTN Ghana during 2019 have greatly improved service quality
for end-users. This has been reflected in a number of areas, including
the strong m-commerce and m-banking sectors.
Key Developments:
- Eastern Corridor project completed;
- Government planning launch of the Ghanasat 1 satellite in 2020;
- Ghana Investment Fund sets out national telecom coverage goals;
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Report update includes the regulator’s market data to September 2018,
telcos’ operating data to Q4 2018, Telecom Maturity Index charts and
analyses, recent market developments.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Key statistics
2 Country overview
3 Telecommunications market
3.1 Market analysis
4 Regional Africa Market Comparison
4.1 TMI vs GDP
4.2 Mobile and mobile broadband
4.3 Fixed and mobile broadband
5 Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authority
5.2 West African Common Regulatory Framework 2005
5.3 Competition framework 2006
5.4 Electronic Communications Act
5.5 Electronic Transaction Act
5.6 Universal service
5.7 Ghana Investment Fund for Telecommunications (GIFTEL)
5.8 Telecom sector liberalisation
5.9 Fixed-line licence conditions
6 Fixed network operators
6.1 Vodafone Ghana
6.2 Airtel Ghana (Zain, Westel)
6.3 Capital Telecom (defunct)
7 Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 Overview of the national telecom network
7.2 Fibre backbone infrastructure
7.3 Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
7.4 International infrastructure
7.5 Data centres
8 Digital Economy
8.1 E-commerce
8.2 E-government, e-Ghana project
8.3 E-learning
8.4 E-health
Companies Mentioned
- Vodafone Ghana
- Telkom Malaysia
- Telenor
- Bharti Airtel (Zain/Celtel
- Westel)
- Capital Telecom
- Globacom
- Main One
- VoltaCom
- Phase3 Telecom
- Suburban Telecom.
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/dka1ja
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