The Bank of Ghana (BOG) and the ARB Apex Bank have been urged to, as a matter of urgency, accelerate the computerisation of Rural and Community Banks (RCB’s) in the Country to facilitate their operations.
The …
Ericsson and mobile operator MTN Ghana, have successfully trialled UMTS 900 MHz for the first time on the African continent, aiming at further extending mobile broadband coverage up to 200 km in suburban, rural and offshore areas.
The network will complement the existing UTMS 2100 MHz in urban areas for improved network capacity and better mobile broadband coverage. The agreement makes Ericsson responsible for access, transport and transmission of 3G UMTS 900 MHz, with roll-out beginning in the second quarter of 2010.
The trial was completed with legacy 3G RBS 3418 main-remote equipment, previously installed by MTN Ghana.
“By leveraging off their existing installed Ericsson 3G Radio Access Network and enabling UMTS in 900 MHz, not only can voice, video and high speed data calls be carried over the network, but operators benefit from having one network delivering all services with the lowest total cost of ownership”, commented Lars Lindén, President Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa.
A GSMA report shows that UMTS 900 increases the coverage per Node-B between 44% (in urban areas) and 119% (rural areas), compared to UMTS 2100.
Ericsson has already deployed 3.5G mobile communications and Internet access to rural Ghana, in partnership with the country’s operator MTN.
MTN Ghana CTO, Eben Albertyn, said the operator will “continue to grow our network coverage locally as well as into many rural and remote sites – bringing voice and data services to our growing subscribers”.
Ericsson is a leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, including 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies. The company’s portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.
MTN is one of the major telecommunications companies in Africa and the Middle East with operations in 21 countries. MTN entered the Ghanaian market in 2006, after acquiring Investcom.
MTN is also the leading mobile operator in Ghana, with a market share of 55% and active subscriber base of over 7 million. The operator covers over 80% of the Ghanaian population, including ten regional capitals as well as many rural and remote sites. MTN Ghana offers prepaid, post-paid voice and data services and recently rolled out its 3.5G network in the country.
The past few months have been a rollercoaster ride for ADSL consumers and service providers alike, with new and more affordable offerings appearing on a weekly and even daily basis. While ADSL consumers have had …
Mobile telephone providers say majority of their subscribers are not identified.
The deadline for the identification of telephone numbers has come and gone. But mobile telephone users are still seen around their operators to be identified. …
DIGITAL AFRICA SUMMIT
9-11 March 2010, Munyonyo Resort, Lake Victoria, Kampala,Uganda
This year’s 8th Annual Digital Africa Summit is set to be Africa’s premier ICT business summit, creating more opportunities for learning, partnerships and business, with ICT’s, …
Microsoft has made an application that works with Google’s Android phone.
Called Tag, the free software uses a handset’s camera to turn it into a mobile barcode reader.
It is the first application Microsoft has made for …
Telecommunications giant, Vodafone, has emerged as the world’s most valuable telecommunications brand, according to a global ranking of the world’s most valuable brands compiled by BrandFinance Global 500.
The same brand ranking places Vodafone as the …
Friends on social networking site Facebook can now send small payments directly to each other via an application called Buxter.
Buxter handles transactions in Euros or US dollars, with plans to launch in Sterling in the …
Apple, Google and Microsoft are locked in a three-way struggle for industry dominance, competing to varying degrees on hardware, computer and cell phone operating systems, applications, entertainment, Internet search and more.
Today, Google owns Internet search, …
Mobile phone subscribers by January 2012 should be able to freely opt for the services of any of the network operators whilst keeping their original phone numbers.
The technology is known as mobile phone number portability. In …
You are Cordially Invited to participate in the 4th Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons – IDLELO 4
May 17-21, 2010 | AITI-KACE | Opp. The Council of State offices, Ridge – Accra, Ghana
IDLELO is …
The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT is pleased to invite you to a Technology Transformation Seminar on Monday, March 1st from 2-4pm.
John Hawker based in Thailand, will share his first hand experience of the planning and deployment of …
Ghana’s number one telecommunications service provider, MTN, on Monday introduced a new Electronic Self service platform dubbed “E-self Care” onto the Ghanaian telecommunications market.
This forms part of new, exciting and innovative telecommunication products and services …
A ceremony to begin work on Ghana’s first Technology Park at Adako-Jachie in the Ejisu-Juaben `Municipality of the Ashanti Region was held on Thursday.
The 2 million dollar-project is being funded jointly by the Kwame Nkrumah …
The MTN Group, which is the largest operator investor in the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), is pleased with the progress being made in the construction of the cable.
A significant milestone will be achieved …
Ghana M&E Forum Invitation
To attend a discussion on
The role of ICT in promoting M&E in Ghana
9:00 am prompt
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
British Council, Accra
The Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF) invites you to a …
The Executive Committee of ghNOG and Internet Society Ghana Chapter have re-announce
the ghNOG-2 workshop and meeting. The event will take place from the 15 -19 March
2010 at the Ghana Telecom University, Tesano Accra. The workshop …
rLG Communications would build a mobile phone assembling plant by the end of March for the assembling of mobile phones and to generate employment for the youth.
The plant would engage some 20,000 youth and absorb …
Glo Mobile, the sixth cell phone company in Ghana, is unlikely to launch its operations next month as many have speculated, especially in recent times.
Communications Minister Haruna Iddrissu has more than once suggested the launch …
Vodafone on Tuesday signed an agreement with Afric Xpress (AX) to introduce txtnpay services which would allow Vodafone customers to purchase airtime anytime, anywhere via sms message to short code 1075.
The mobile phone-based secured and …
Zain Ghana Limited has been found to charge the cheapest call rates in the country, B&FT has gathered.
The network, which controls eight percent of the 15.1 million mobile telephony market share, charges 0.12Gp per minute …
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel Limited is said to have gotten a step closer to acquiring some African assets of Kuwaiti-based Zain.
This will be the third attempt by Bharti to enter Africa after it …
