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Ghana - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 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, internet and fixed-line 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 second largest player in the mobile services sector. Key developments: Accra Digital Centre is opened; Google builds out 1,200km of metro-net fibre as part of its Project Link program; Government planning launch of the Ghanasat 1 satellite in 2020; Ghana Information Communication Technology Council to be set up to guide the ICT sector; Tigo Ghana and Airtel Ghana agree merger terms; Tigo doubles data rates deploying sing HSPA+ technology; MTN Ghana launches LTE using 800MHz licence; Expresso considers sale of tower assets; Surfline Communications and Blu Telecoms launch LTE services; Vodafone launches FttP-based broadband services; Report update includes the regulator's market data to February 2017, operator data to Q4 2016, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/3846620/ About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers http://www.reportbuyer.com For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 208 816 85 48 Website: www.reportbuyer.com To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ghana---telecoms-mobile-broadband-and-digital-media---statistics-and-analyses-300480573.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |