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Africa CEO Forum Warns on Satellite Internet Regulatory Gaps
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (305+ words) News Ghana A new report released on Friday, May 15, 2026 by the Africa CEO Forum (ACF) and Askya Investment Partners warns that the rapid expansion of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet across Africa risks eroding public revenues, weakening local telecoms…...
Ghana Wants MTN's 5 G Muscle Without Its Market Power | News Ghana
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (354+ words) Ghana's government is walking a deliberate tightrope in its fifth-generation (5 G) rollout strategy, publicly welcoming MTN Ghana as a critical driver of next-generation connectivity while enforcing policies designed to stop the country's largest telecom from repeating its dominance of the fourth-generation…...
Ghana Opens Talks on DTT Cost-Sharing With Broadcasters
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (387+ words) Ghana's government has opened formal negotiations with broadcasting industry stakeholders on a cost-sharing framework for the country's Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform, as authorities move to place the digital broadcasting infrastructure on a financially sustainable footing after years of operating…...
Ghana Pushes Satellite Tech to Bridge Digital Divide | News Ghana
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (206+ words) Ghana's Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, called on Tuesday for satellite technology to be adopted as a frontline tool in closing the country's connectivity gap, speaking at a high-level policy forum convened under the…...
Ghana Sets 2027 Deadline for Nationwide 5 G Coverage | News Ghana
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (263+ words) Ghana's Communications Minister Sam Nartey George has urged telecom industry experts to actively shape the country's 5 G rollout strategy, warning that poorly designed spectrum planning could delay deployment and ultimately harm consumers. George revealed that Cabinet has already endorsed a…...
George Urges Telecoms to Fund Girls in ICT
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (255+ words) Ghana's Communications Minister Sam Nartey George has urged telecom operators to increase financial support for the Girls in ICT programme, warning that persistent funding gaps are undermining national efforts to close the country's digital gender divide. Speaking at a high-level…...
Davido's Manager Sparks Debate Over Nigeria's Data Crisis
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (148+ words) News Ghana Asa Asika, talent manager of Afrobeats superstar Davido and co-founder of The Plug Entertainment, has added his voice to a long-running national conversation about mobile data depletion in Nigeria after sharing his frustrations on X this week. Asika…...
MTN and Airtel Defy Court Order Over Nigeria Digital Credit Ban
1+ week, 4+ day ago (205+ words) The dispute centres on the suspension of airtime and data lending products, including MTN Nigeria's Xtra Time and Airtel's data credit service, which were pulled offline in mid-April 2026 after both operators cited compliance obligations under new regulations introduced by the…...
Multi Choice and Altech Face Prosecution Over Decade-Old Pay-TV Cartel Claim
1+ week, 4+ day ago (315+ words) South Africa's Competition Commission has referred Multi Choice and decoder manufacturer Altech UEC to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution over an alleged market-division agreement struck more than a decade ago that may have kept pay-television competition artificially suppressed. The complaint…...
Safaricom Boosts Home Fibre Speeds to Fend Off Low-Cost Rivals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (568+ words) News Ghana Safaricom has raised internet speeds across all its Home Fibre packages without increasing monthly prices, upgrading baseline performance just as cheaper competitors move into the fixed broadband market that Kenya's largest telco has long led. The changes, announced…...