Last updated: 2 Apr 2025 Update History
Report Status: Current
Report Pages: 204
Analyst: Henry Lancaster
Ghana’s telecom market has undergone several changes in recent years, following the sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group and its rebranding as Telecel Ghana. Telecel Group then committed itself to investing in mobile infrastructure and widening the reach of its LTE service.
Two of the other key players merged to form AirtelTigo in 2017, though in mid-2020 the parent companies of the operator decided to exit the market. The sale and transfer of AirtelTigo to the state was completed in November 2021, and the operator was rebranded as AT in mid-2023.
In the mobile sector, MTN Ghana remains the dominant player and has gained market share in recent years, despite the regulator having imposed measures to improve the competitive environment.
The government chose not to auction spectrum for 5G, instead setting up a joint venture company to build a national network offering services to telcos on a wholesale basis. The network was opened in November 2024, but the country’s MNOs have yet to offer commercial 5G services. This is largely because existing LTE penetration remains low, and the existing capacity of LTE and LTE-A networks can manage anticipated data traffic growth in the short term. While MTN Ghana has signalled a willingness to invest in 5G, there is insufficient user demand for it to progress.
Telecel Ghana (Vodafone Ghana, Ghana Telecom, OneTouch), Capital Telecom, Globacom, MainOne, VoltaCom, Phase3 Telecom, Suburban Telecom, AirtelTigo (Tigo Ghana, Airtel Ghana), MTN Ghana, Expresso Telecom (Sudatel, Kasapa), Globacom (Glo Mobile), Thuraya, Network Computer Systems (NCS), InternetGhana, Africa Online, Busy Internet, Linkserve, IDN, Infinite Stream Ghana, Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG), Cactel Communications, O3b Networks, Internet Solutions, OneWeb.
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