Mobile, Telecom & Connectivity
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Telecel Group signs $200m strategic partnership with Huawei
Telecel Group has signed a $200 million strategic partnership with Huawei, a deal that directly affects the Telecel network operating in Ghana and carries implications for the country's connectivity outlook.
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MTN Ghana Wins $202m 5G Spectrum, Sets Deployment in Motion
Latest: Telecel 5G licence confirmed alongside MTN's award, as Ghana simultaneously introduces public AI procurement rules
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Triple fibre cuts sever voice and data services across six Northern Ghana regions
Latest: Second major fibre-cut incident surfaces, this time hitting 72,754 Telecel subscribers across the Central Region
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AI Chip Demand Drives Up Smartphone Prices, Threatening Affordable Access in Ghana
Latest: Nigeria-specific reporting reinforces chip-cost-driven smartphone affordability pressure, extending the Ghana device access risk first flagged through the disappearance of cheapest handsets.
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Amazon Eyes Ghana for Broadband Expansion After Mahama Talks
Latest: Talks with Amazon deepen as Leo satellite internet — with AI infrastructure implications — enters early negotiation stage
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- 2026-10-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Telecel-Huawei $200m Deal
Telecel Group has signed a $200 million strategic partnership with Huawei, a deal that directly affects the Telecel network operating in Ghana and carries implications for the country's connectivity…
- 2026-10-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Five Cell Sites Coming October
Communications Minister Sam George has confirmed that five new telephony cell sites will be activated in October 2026, extending mobile coverage to underserved Ashanti Region districts. The…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
MTN Ghana SME Cybersecurity Push
MTN Ghana has issued cybersecurity guidance to small and medium enterprises, urging a 'trust but verify' approach to guard against cyber fraud. The advisory targets the SME segment directly but does…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Telecel Ghana's Black Sherif Deal
Telecel Ghana has signed Ghanaian music star Black Sherif as the face of its Project X brand campaign, signalling a competitive marketing push in the country's telecoms market. The partnership is…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria 5G Growth Benchmarks Ghana
Nigeria's telecom market has recorded a 60% rise in 5G share alongside a decline in 3G usage, providing a regional data point on next-generation network adoption trajectories. The figures serve as a…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Coverage Gap Leaves Africans Offline
A new report finds that internet coverage expansion across Africa has not translated into equivalent online participation, with Ghana explicitly cited as a market where the digital inclusion gap…
- 2026-10-07Unverified — not yet reviewed
AI Chips Push Smartphone Prices Up
Reporting from Nigeria finds that AI-driven demand for advanced semiconductor components is pushing up smartphone prices across the region, compounding device affordability challenges. The dynamics…
- 2026-10-06Unverified — not yet reviewed
AI Boom Kills Cheap Smartphones
AI-driven demand for advanced chips is reportedly causing the disappearance of the world's cheapest smartphones as component costs rise. The trend threatens affordable device access in markets such…
- 2026-10-04Unverified — not yet reviewed
Telecel Fibre Cut Hits 72,754
A double fibre cut has disrupted Telecel services, affecting 72,754 subscribers and exposing continued fragility in Ghana's physical connectivity infrastructure. The incident follows the triple fibre…
- 2026-10-03TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
MTN Ghana Wins 5G Spectrum
The headline number — $202 million for two bands — matters less than what it unlocks.
- 2026-10-03Unverified — not yet reviewed
MTN IHS Takeover Moves Forward
MTN's proposed takeover of IHS Towers is advancing following a regulatory demand for fair tower access conditions. The development carries an indirect read-through for Ghana given MTN's dominant…
- 2026-10-01Unverified — not yet reviewed
MTN US Terror Case Advances
A US judge has rejected MTN's appeal in a terrorism-related civil case, allowing the litigation to move forward. MTN operates Ghana's largest telecommunications network, and the case outcome could…
- 2026-09-30TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Courts Amazon Leo Satellite
Two days ago this was a vague New York conversation. Today there's an actual service named: Amazon Leo, the low-Earth-orbit satellite network that's already signed its first African deal with South…
- 2026-09-28TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Amazon Eyes Ghana Broadband Deal
A sideline conversation at the UN General Assembly is not a deal. Amazon has said nothing about terms, timeline, or technology — just that the chat was 'productive.'
- 2026-09-27TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Triple Fibre Cuts Hit Northern Ghana
694 2G and 3G sites and 521 4G sites knocked out simultaneously — not by one fault, but by three separate cuts on three separate routes, hitting MTN, Telecel, and the government's own NITA network…
- 2026-09-25Unverified — not yet reviewed
Africa's Cheap Smartphone Goal Slips
New reporting finds that Africa's goal of making $30 smartphones widely available is becoming progressively harder to achieve. The affordability constraint directly limits smartphone penetration in…
- 2026-09-21Unverified — not yet reviewed
AI Boom Squeezes African Smartphone Prices
An AI-driven memory component shortage is contributing to rising smartphone prices across Africa, with direct implications for Ghana's mobile-first digital economy. The price pressure risks reducing…
- 2026-09-18TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
USTDA-C-Squared Ghana Fibre Deal
Running fibre along Ghana's existing power-grid lines is genuinely smart — the poles and right-of-way are already there, which cuts the hardest part of deployment.
- 2026-09-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
Fibre Broadband Adoption Explained
A consumer-facing commentary piece has argued that fibre broadband is simpler than commonly perceived, targeting adoption hesitancy among potential users. The piece contributes modestly to Ghana's…
- 2026-09-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Telecel CEO on Leadership Integrity
Telecel Ghana CEO Patricia Obo-Nai has made public remarks championing integrity as a core leadership principle. The statements are high-level in nature with limited concrete ecosystem action or data…
- 2026-09-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
MTN Ghana SME Clinics Wrap Up
MTN Ghana has concluded its sixth SME business clinic in Accra, providing digital upskilling and fintech access pathways for Ghanaian small businesses. The programme represents a structured local…
- 2026-09-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
US $100m Africell Loan
The Trump administration has agreed to lend $100 million to telecoms firm Africell, with the move framed as a measure to counter Huawei's presence in Africa. The financing signals an extension of…
- 2026-09-13TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
MTN Ghana Wins 5G Spectrum
MTN Ghana was the only qualified bidder for the 700MHz band — the low-frequency signal that travels furthest and penetrates buildings best — and it took both available lots for $109.9 million.
- 2026-09-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ericsson: 30 Years in Ghana
Ericsson has celebrated 150 years of global innovation and 30 years of partnership and digital transformation activity in Ghana. The milestone is largely ceremonial but references ongoing digital…