Ghana

10 May 2013 Expresso ACE fibre link ready for launch
7 May 2013 NCA fines five companies USD460,000 for poor service
26 Apr 2013 MTN Group reports 195.4m subs at end-March
22 Apr 2013 Ghana's mobile subscribers reached 26.33m at end-February
25 Mar 2013 NCA says no LTE in near future
22 Mar 2013 Sudatel plots mass exodus; African subsidiaries up for grabs
13 Mar 2013 Operators sue government over double taxation
12 Mar 2013 MTN Ghana outlines spending plans for 2013
26 Feb 2013 Airtel to deploy Wi-Fi throughout Africa
21 Feb 2013 Text on fire? Hot news for kings of neon
13 Feb 2013 Ghana's wireless subscriber base grew by more than 20% in 2012
30 Jan 2013 NCA lifts MTN Ghana ban
18 Jan 2013 Ghana’s cellcos plead innocence over alleged SIM registration breaches
11 Dec 2012 Alca-Lu to boost Bharti’s African networks
5 Dec 2012 MTN Ghana ordered to cease new SIM sales after regulator slams network quality
29 Nov 2012 Cable cuts continue to cause concern in Ghana
23 Nov 2012 Vodafone Ghana CEO highlights broadband progress
20 Nov 2012 Bharti, Ericsson overhaul networks in 16 African countries
5 Nov 2012 Ghana’s telcos reveal USD5m costs due to cable cuts
26 Oct 2012 MTN Group reports 182.7m subscribers; raises full-year forecast
1 Oct 2012 Alcatel-Lucent supporting e-government project in Ghana
14 Sep 2012 Go Glo go; Ghana’s newest cellco hits two million subs
12 Sep 2012 Ghana gets new rural wireless networks
10 Sep 2012 Slight fall in market share at Vodafone Ghana, as Glo passes the one million subscriber mark
30 Aug 2012 Telcos agree to co-share ducts
13 Aug 2012 Vodafone Ghana CEO hopes for stock market listing
3 Aug 2012 German government invests in Ghana
24 Jul 2012 MNP chalks up first birthday in Ghana
11 Jul 2012 Ghana eyes digital dividend boost to mobile broadband
3 Jul 2012 Ghana-Togo-Burkina Faso fibre link completed
26 Jun 2012 Airtel Ghana continues fight against SIM box fraud
20 Jun 2012 Glo Mobile pays USD200,000 fine for delayed launch
13 Jun 2012 More QoS problems on Ghana’s mobile networks
28 May 2012 Tigo Ghana uses hybrid power solution to connect rural areas
24 May 2012 Ghana’s NITA moves from WiMAX to LTE
18 May 2012 MTN Ghana inks USD276m syndicated loan for network expansion
10 May 2012 Tigo launches Ghana’s first unlimited mobile internet plans
8 May 2012 MTN and Expresso hit with QoS fines
1 May 2012 Ghana gets Glo with new arrival
1 May 2012 WACS on, hats off to African submarine bandwidth
23 Apr 2012 Glo Mobile at risk of losing Ghana licence
26 Mar 2012 Expresso expects ACE cable landing soon
19 Mar 2012 Ghana wins African internet speed test
15 Mar 2012 Industry wants less taxation to reward telco investment
14 Mar 2012 MTN Ghana targets 11m subs this year
13 Mar 2012 1.5 million SIM cards deactivated as part of registration process
12 Mar 2012 Ghana gives unregistered mobile users a one-month reprieve
21 Feb 2012 7.5 million mobile users in danger of deactivation
15 Feb 2012 Digital switchover to be completed in 2014
13 Feb 2012 SIM registration deadline set for 3 March
2 Feb 2012 Glo boss claims success for number reservation plan, but still no launch date
30 Jan 2012 Tigo losing ground to Vodafone in Ghana
23 Jan 2012 NCA sets new interconnection rates covering 2012-2014
20 Jan 2012 Glo Mobile Ghana kicks off launch plan with ‘Number Reservation Campaign’
19 Jan 2012 Airtel Ghana launches HSPA+ service
6 Jan 2012 Vodafone leapfrogs Tigo to claim second place in mobile race
23 Dec 2011 Here we Glo again: start-up commits to 19 January launch
17 Nov 2011 Going for a no Glo everybody: start-up postpones launch
17 Nov 2011 Minister announces telecoms ‘revamp’
9 Nov 2011 Regulator fines five telcos a total of USD751,990 over ‘poor services’
4 Nov 2011 Ghana’s Globacom sets 17 November launch date
1 Nov 2011 Trial opens to consider Ghana Telecom sale
13 Oct 2011 Government announces plan to decentralise NCA
11 Oct 2011 Glo Mobile will be go mobile by year-end; plans ‘aggressive’ launch
5 Oct 2011 NCA reports 105,678 total mobile ports in September
4 Oct 2011 Minister hints at spectrum grab to reallocate dormant frequencies
28 Sep 2011 Alca-Lu keen to ensure Ghana leads Africa’s LTE deployment
20 Sep 2011 World Bank: Ghanaian telecoms investment reached USD1.1billion in 1998-2008
15 Sep 2011 Regulator to get tough on operators providing poor quality mobile services
6 Sep 2011 Ghana’s MNP gathers momentum
15 Aug 2011 Are you going to Glo my way? Asks government
9 Aug 2011 ATC and Eaton invest USD128m in MTN, Vodafone in Ghana
19 Jul 2011 6,000 subscribers switch in the first fortnight of MNP for Ghana
18 Jul 2011 Ghana mobile base tops 19.19m in June; fixed users stable
24 Jun 2011 Alca-Lu sets sights on Ghana for LTE rollout
11 Apr 2011 Glo 1 fibre-optic cable goes live in Ghana
5 Apr 2011 Ghana: 85% of SIMs registered
9 Mar 2011 MNP set for 1 July
1 Mar 2011 Regulator issues BWA licence to GoldKey Properties
9 Feb 2011 Ministry: local businesses must hold 30% of telcos?
2 Feb 2011 NCA: mobile, fixed penetration reached 75.4% at end-2010
13 Jan 2011 IFC announces Helios Towers Africa investment
11 Jan 2011 Vodafone Ghana, Huawei sign five-year managed service contract
15 Dec 2010 NCA reports 16.78m mobile users at end-October; cellular penetration reaches 71.7%
6 Dec 2010 MTN hives off Ghanaian tower assets into JV with American Tower
24 Nov 2010 Minister calls on NCA to stop Vodafone Ghana from killing off ISPs
18 Nov 2010 India’s VNL looking for Ghanaian partners to improve rural wireless access
15 Nov 2010 Expresso officially relaunches former Kasapa Telecom network
11 Nov 2010 Aptilo selected to deploy DiscoveryTel Ghana’s 4G network
1 Nov 2010 NCA asked to launch inquiry into telcos’ promotions and tariff cuts
14 Oct 2010 Regulator names PortingXS to implement MNP in Ghana
22 Sep 2010 MTN Ghana deploys ‘Blade Cluster’ switch to improve network quality
12 Aug 2010 Swedish credit agency supports Zain Ghana equipment deal
2 Aug 2010 Ghanaian government clears way for Glo launch
22 Jul 2010 DTG refutes suggestion it is building a WiMAX network
20 Jul 2010 Intracom inks USD1.2m WiMAX deal with DiscoveryTel Ghana
2 Jul 2010 Mobile SIM registration enters into force
4 Jun 2010 Main One to launch on 1 July
28 May 2010 Street protests erupt as thousands bemoan woeful mobile phone services
24 May 2010 Glo Mobile’s launch looks like fizzling out
10 May 2010 Ghana sees 2013 as probable date for DTT switchover
5 May 2010 MTN to construct offshore broadband network for Ghana’s oil industry
27 Apr 2010 Regulator, Vodafone to introduce new number codes on 1 May
14 Apr 2010 Minister says MNP will begin in 2011
19 Mar 2010 Zain gives customers a Zap
18 Mar 2010 NCA brings down shutters on new licence awards
9 Mar 2010 MTN Ghana picks Ericsson to extend mobile broadband network
23 Feb 2010 Vodafone, GT court hearing adjourned until 9 March
15 Feb 2010 Minister readies Globacom launch on Independence Day, cellco not so sure
10 Feb 2010 Bob Palitz resigns from Kasapa post
5 Feb 2010 Kasapa reports success in Kludjeson court appeal
2 Feb 2010 Regulator confirms July 2011 date for SIM registration
1 Feb 2010 Ministry announces blanket ban on telecom masts
26 Jan 2010 Tigo offloads 750 towers to Helios Towers Ghana
20 Jan 2010 Minister says MNP will be introduced ‘soon’
14 Jan 2010 MTN Ghana, Huawei deploy UMTS900 network; claim a first for Africa
8 Jan 2010 Ghana to set up international calls clearing house this year?
4 Dec 2009 ACE cable adds six additional members
3 Nov 2009 SFO launches investigation into Vodafone sale contract
3 Nov 2009 Phase3 updates international fibre-optic launch plans
22 Oct 2009 Vodafone Ghana retracts statement following MNP error
21 Oct 2009 Kasapa and MNP: Vodafone is ‘dead wrong’
20 Oct 2009 Vodafone seeking MNP in Ghana
19 Oct 2009 Committee recommends renegotiation of GT sale, reports say
14 Oct 2009 Leaked government report claims sale of GT was ‘unconstitutional and illegal’
1 Oct 2009 Fibre-optic cable lands in Ghana
18 Sep 2009 Labour Commission calls temporary halt to Vodafone’s redundancy plan
16 Sep 2009 Vodafone Ghana to eliminate all but two exchanges, reports say
8 Sep 2009 Ghana completes review of Vodafone sale
3 Sep 2009 ISPs request tax exemption
27 Aug 2009 MoC will not license new telecom operators
24 Aug 2009 Globacom begins work on cable system to support broadband internet service
18 Aug 2009 Vodafone to restructure Ghanaian unit in line with ‘best practices’
11 Aug 2009 Report finds Ghana’s cellcos average USD5 a month per subscriber
23 Jul 2009 State to invest in national broadband project
15 Jul 2009 Zain secures IFC funding for network expansion
9 Jul 2009 Glo a go as EPA gives permission to erect towers
9 Jul 2009 Vodafone reports 800k net adds in two months
7 Jul 2009 NPP leader denies taking ‘incentives’ for Vodafone vote
15 Jun 2009 Ghana ministry orders cellcos to obtain permits for telecom masts
4 Jun 2009 MTN’s Ghana unit launches mobile TV
12 May 2009 Ghana and Burkina Faso discuss fibre-optic interconnection
11 May 2009 Vodafone to invest USD700m in Ghana
28 Apr 2009 New administration to review Vodafone deal
16 Apr 2009 Vodafone rebrands Ghana Telecom
26 Mar 2009 Glo Mobile says EPA is slowing its network rollout
19 Mar 2009 NCA: mobile penetration topped 98% in January
9 Mar 2009 GT-OneTouch to expand mobile coverage in Volta Region
6 Mar 2009 Ghana now has nearly eleven million phone connections
11 Feb 2009 Ghana to push on with MNP; GT to install SIM phones in 250 communities
9 Feb 2009 Work starts on USD200m Main One Cable linking Ghana, Nigeria
2 Feb 2009 MTN Ghana announces launch of HSDPA service
28 Jan 2009 Government may review GT sale, paper says
22 Jan 2009 GT inks 3G deal with Huawei
16 Jan 2009 MTN Ghana receives new ‘054’ network code; prepares for 3.5G launch
16 Dec 2008 Zain launches 3.5G network in Ghana
11 Dec 2008 Main One Cable Company secures landing licences
28 Oct 2008 GT claims major advances post Vodafone takeover
15 Sep 2008 Celtel completes WESTEL privatisation
15 Sep 2008 Ghana plans bond issue to clear GT’s USD228m of debt
22 Aug 2008 GT-OneTouch launch fixed GSM phones for schools
19 Aug 2008 CPP refuses to let dust settle on GT sale
15 Aug 2008 Accra ratifies GT sale to Vodafone
13 Aug 2008 Ghana recalls parliament to discuss Vodafone’s GT offer
22 Jul 2008 Globacom sets out two million subscriber target in first year
21 Jul 2008 Parliament blocks GT sale; decision delayed at least a month
18 Jul 2008 Opposition delivers petition to parliament over GT sale
4 Jul 2008 Vodafone seals the deal to buy Ghana Telecom
4 Jul 2008 Westel becomes Zain, commercial services to arrive this year
27 Jun 2008 Vodafone tipped to take 66.7% stake in GT
26 Jun 2008 Warid lodges objection to Glo Mobile licence award
26 Jun 2008 Government dithers on GT privatisation issue
23 Jun 2008 Glo Mobile Ghana pays USD50.1 million for sixth licence
16 Jun 2008 Glo Mobile revealed as winner of sixth mobile licence
20 May 2008 GT to expand services to northern parts of Western Region
16 May 2008 FonTV fun for Ghana
13 May 2008 Vodafone in talks for Ghana stake; WESTEL to re-brand as Zain, launch 3G
23 Apr 2008 NCA says MNP on the way
22 Apr 2008 NCA forges on with ‘beauty contest’ for sixth mobile licence
11 Apr 2008 Hutch sells Kasapa
7 Apr 2008 NCA to issue sixth mobile concession
2 Apr 2008 GT inks deal for USD200m bond facility
17 Mar 2008 GT to offer IPTV service from April
25 Feb 2008 Ghana’s mobile base tops seven million-mark
21 Feb 2008 Minister refutes rumours of GT sale suspension
20 Feb 2008 GT sale suspended due to low bids
24 Jan 2008 Government’s airtime tax to become ad valorem tax
23 Jan 2008 Allterra, Volta River Authority begin BPL tests
8 Jan 2008 Vodacom to up bid for GT
3 Jan 2008 Ghana rejects PT’s Ghana Telecom bid
18 Dec 2007 GT issues USD200 million bond
18 Dec 2007 Celtel takes formal control of WESTEL
10 Dec 2007 Tigo wins debt financing to fund network expansion
7 Dec 2007 Cellcos unite to say no to airtime tax
27 Nov 2007 FT wins GT stake, papers say
19 Nov 2007 Ghana’s pay-as-you-go airtime tax could ring hollow for strategic investors
15 Nov 2007 SingTel keen to bid for Ghana Telecom stake, says Reuters
23 Oct 2007 Zain acquires WESTEL stake for USD120m
15 Oct 2007 SingTel interested in GT stake, paper says
15 Oct 2007 NCA raps MTN, OneTouch for poor service quality
25 Sep 2007 SFO accuses Scancom of massive GHC8 trillion fraud
21 Sep 2007 Regulator brings in new mobile pre-paid registration rules
21 Sep 2007 MTN to pour USD387m into improving its Ghana unit
1 Aug 2007 Celtel offers government up to USD150m for its WESTEL stake
18 Jul 2007 GT rolls out broadband to Northern and Upper regions
17 Jul 2007 New Electronic Transaction Bill ready to go before parliament
22 Jun 2007 NCA to get tough with failing telecoms providers
18 Jun 2007 MTN to rebrand Spacefon Areeba – soon
16 May 2007 GT-OneTouch offers international roaming to pre-paid customers
2 May 2007 Kasapa looks to set the record straight following High Court ruling
26 Apr 2007 Afritel hints at Ghana launch
24 Apr 2007 Telekom Malaysia receives USD52 million settlement to bow out of GT
16 Apr 2007 Government confirms sale of WESTEL shares for USD250 million, reports say
20 Mar 2007 Kinz Telecom claims WESTEL Prize
13 Mar 2007 WESTEL privatisation enters home stretch
28 Feb 2007 Africaonline (Ghana) to retain its name following Telkom acquisition
7 Dec 2006 GT installs interim board to replace Telenor
7 Dec 2006 Vodacom reveals targets
5 Dec 2006 Ghana’s OneTouch brings mobile data to the masses
8 Nov 2006 Government puts WESTEL up for sale
6 Nov 2006 GT-OneTouch introduces GPRS/MMS services
2 Nov 2006 WESTEL receives licence to operate mobile service in Ghana
17 Oct 2006 Celtel evaluating plans to build mobile network in Ghana
29 Sep 2006 Ghana claims to beat teledensity target by six months
25 Sep 2006 Tigo sees 90% population coverage by 2007
30 Aug 2006 Kasapa Telecom launches new service
29 Aug 2006 Ghana to get pre-mobile WiMAX
24 Aug 2006 GT to roll out broadband to Ashanti, Eastern and Western Regions in 2006
14 Aug 2006 Government gives green light to privatise GT
11 Aug 2006 NCA ranks Kasapa Telecom as ‘top’ mobile provider in 1H 2006, but Areeba gets slapped wrist
10 Jul 2006 NCA to increase pace of competition
28 Jun 2006 ONEtouch introduces new VAS, OneChat
21 Jun 2006 GT to receive USD15 million worth of equipment from Alcatel Shanghai
19 Jun 2006 China loans Ghana USD66 million for telecoms projects
15 May 2006 Kasapa extends network coverage, launches voicemail service
12 May 2006 It’s eazy with Ghana Telecom’s Eazyfone
2 May 2006 Celtel targets USD500 million entry in Angola, Senegal and Ghana
11 Apr 2006 GT’s USD40 million bond issue ratified by the SEC
27 Mar 2006 Ministry scotches reports of MTN WESTEL takeover
20 Mar 2006 GT secures USD40 million in bonds to expand, upgrade networks
20 Mar 2006 One Dial still on hold for licence
3 Mar 2006 Millicom Ghana becomes Tigo under MIC rebrand
28 Feb 2006 Ghana says telephone users top three million mark
16 Feb 2006 WESTEL now a fully state-owned company
15 Feb 2006 Ghana’s President makes pledge to deal with poor mobile services
13 Feb 2006 Ghanaian ministry to develop broadband networks
25 Jan 2006 Communications Ministry intercedes to resolve Areeba, One Touch dispute
11 Jan 2006 GT expands BFWA network with USD3 million Alvarion contract
7 Dec 2005 NCA to licence new fixed line operators next year
14 Nov 2005 InvestCom awards Ericsson USD31 million deal
18 Oct 2005 Areeba increases pre-paid card airtime
21 Sep 2005 Kasapa launches 1x services
13 Sep 2005 Ghanaian government facing ‘Herculean task’ after hapless builder bulldozes GT cabling
4 Aug 2005 Unfair interconnection a cause for GT grief
19 Jul 2005 Cactel pushing for PLC
14 Jul 2005 GT cuts 400 temporary staff from the payroll
1 Jul 2005 Kasapa signs up ZTE for 1x network
27 Jun 2005 GT expansion continues
22 Jun 2005 Kasapa to go digital in August
8 Jun 2005 GT to push ahead with much delayed upgrades and expansion plans
3 Jun 2005 Spacefon gets IFC funding
12 May 2005 NCA denies knowledge of rogue ISP
9 May 2005 State and Telekom Malaysia settle Ghana Telecom dispute
13 Apr 2005 Telecom expands to Bibiani
5 Apr 2005 GT expansion underway
18 Mar 2005 Spacefon increases network capacity in response to threats of legal action
14 Mar 2005 Minister announces new private investor for GT within months
3 Mar 2005 Siemens announces USD30 million contract with GT
16 Feb 2005 GT launches pre-pay system and announces mobile expansion
19 Oct 2004 GT steps up network rollout
22 Jun 2004 PalmOne shares soar after good 4Q
12 May 2004 GT begins nationwide GSM payphone rollout
14 Apr 2004 Scancom to roll out Africa’s first EDGE network
26 Mar 2004 Ericsson to give Scancom the EDGE
12 Aug 2003 Alcatel wins nationwide network deal
28 Jul 2003 Taxes for debt to help Ghana Telecom