Dublin, April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Ghana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Ghana's telecommunications market. The report analyses the fixed-line, mobile and broadband sectors.

Ghana's telecom market has benefited from the privatisation of the incumbent telco Ghana Telecom and its rebranding as Vodafone Ghana. The company is the principal fixed-line provider and also the third largest player in the mobile services sector, after MTN and the recently merged AirtelTigo. It remains a key investor in telecom infrastructure, supported by various government-funded schemes to extend the reach of telecom services nationally. Recent upgrades have included an extension to the Eastern Corridor as well as a new cable connecting to Burkina Faso operated by Vodafone Wholesale.

The launch of LTE services by Vodafone Ghana in March 2019 and the extension of LTE-A services by MTN Ghana have greatly improved the quality of mobile data services for end-users. This has been reflected in a number of areas, including the strong m-commerce and m-banking sectors. The vibrant mobile market has retained steady subscriber growth.

Ghana has a highly competitive internet market, and though there is a large number of licensed ISPs most subscribers are customers of only a few operators. In common with other markets in the region, the vast majority of internet accesses are via mobile networks.

Key Developments:

• Eastern Corridor project completed
• Facebook and Vodafone Ghana launch Express Wi-Fi program
• Ghana Investment Fund sets out national telecom coverage goals
• Vodafone Ghana secures a block of 800MHz spectrum for $30 million, launches LTE services
• MTN Ghana lists on the Ghanaian stock exchange
• Government to set up an additional 600 towers to provide basic mobile services
• M-money interoperability launched
• Merger of networks of Tigo Ghana and Airtel Ghana nears completion
• Regulator's fines on MNOs for QoS issues stimulate additional investments
• 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

• Country overview

2. Telecommunications market

• Market analysis
• Regional Africa Market Comparison
• TMI vs GDP
• Mobile and mobile broadband
• Fixed and mobile broadband

3. Regulatory environment

• Regulatory authority
• West African Common Regulatory Framework 2005
• Competition framework 2006
• Electronic Communications Act
• Electronic Transaction Act
• Universal service
• Ghana Investment Fund for Telecommunications (GIFTEL)
• The eCARE project
• Telecom sector liberalisation
• Fixed-line licence conditions

4. Fixed network operators

• Vodafone Ghana
• Privatisation
• Network infrastructure
• Airtel Ghana (Zain, Westel)
• Nationalisation 2006
• Re-privatisation 2007
• Capital Telecom (defunct)

5. Telecommunications infrastructure

• Overview of the national telecom network
• Fibre backbone infrastructure
• Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
• International infrastructure
• Submarine fibre optic cables
• Satellite services
• Data centres

6. Broadband market

• Introduction and statistical overview
• Broadband statistics
• Forecasts - fixed broadband subscribers - 2019; 2021; 2023
• Public Internet Access Venues (PAVs)
• Shared access centres
• Mobile Telecentre To-Go
• Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA)
• Ghana Internet Exchange Point (GIX)
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
• Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP)
• Other fixed broadband services
• Fixed wireless broadband
• Powerline Communication (PLC)
• Satellite broadband
• O3b
• Domestic backbone network infrastructure
• Ghana National Public Data Network (DataNet)
• FastNet
• VoltaCom
• Internet Solutions (IS)
• Phase3 Telecom
• Electronic Data Interchange

7. Digital economy

• E-commerce
• E-government, e-Ghana project
• E-learning
• E-health

8. Mobile communications

• Market analysis
• Mobile statistics
• General statistics
• Mobile broadband
• SMS
• Forecasts - mobile subscribers - 2019; 2021; 2023
• Regulatory issues
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Licensing
• Spectrum
• Roaming
• Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
• Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
• Network sharing
• Taxation
• SIM card registration
• Mobile infrastructure
• Analogue networks
• Digital networks
• Other infrastructure developments
• Major mobile operators
• Vodafone Ghana (Ghana Telecom, OneTouch)
• MTN Ghana (formerly ScanCom, Spacefon Areeba)
• Tigo Ghana (Millicom Ghana, Mobitel)
• Expresso
• Airtel Ghana (Zain/Celtel, Westel)
• Glo Mobile
• Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
• M2M
• Mobile content and applications
• M-banking
• M-health
  

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