MTN and Vodafone are bringing Africa’s third 5G network to Ghana. The West-African country will be the latest after South Africa and Kenya that have successfully deployed the ultra-high-speed broadband network in their respective countries. This project which is partnered by MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana is said to be completed in all parts of the country by 2023.
CEO of MTN Ghana group, Selorm Adadevoh, made this revelation during the maiden edition of the Ghana Diaspora Investment Summit which was held in Accra on Wednesday. He emphasized how 5G technology in Ghana will bring “faster internet speed at lower cost”to Ghanaians and businesses.
“We recognize our responsibility as an African-based telecommunication service provider to support the ever-increasing demand for internet services and have invested in partnership with several other players being Google, Facebook, and Vodafone in the 2Africa submarine cable project which we hope to land in Ghana in 2023,” he stated.
“The project boasts a length of 37km of fiber and optical fiber for the 2Africa submarine cable which will link up Western Europe with the Middle East and through 16 African countries including Ghana.”
“This forms part of MTN Group’s efforts to facilitate a healthy internet ecosystem by enabling additional internet capacity and faster internet speed at lower cost with the deployment of technology such as 4G and 5G for the benefit of millions of Ghanaians and businesses,” he added.
Does Ghana have 5G?
No, at the moment Ghana does not have any 5G network. MTN and Vodafone are collaborating on bringing Ghana’s first 5G network in 2023.
What does MTN Ghana 5G mean for Ghanaians?
Mr. Selorm Adadevoh also indicated MTN Ghana’s commitment to reducing what he termed “Data Capacity Deficit” by investing $6 billion into Ghana telecommunication infrastructure and increasing access to internet connectivity in the country over the past 25 years.
When completed, this new route will deliver much-needed internet capacity, redundancy, and reliability across Africa; supplement a rapidly increasing demand for capacity in the Middle East; and support further growth of 4G, 5G, and broadband access for hundreds of millions of people.
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