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Ghana - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 34 Pages
  • March 2019
  • Region: Ghana
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 3763709
Ghana has a highly competitive internet market, with more than 140 licensed ISPs although most subscribers are customers of only a few operators. The country was among the first in Africa to be connected to the internet, though subscriber growth in the sector was for many years held back by the poor condition of the national fixed-line network and by the high cost of connectivity.

Improvements to international and terrestrial cable infrastructure has helped drive down the cost of access, while the government has helped fund schemes to extend coverage of telecom services nationally. This has seen extensions to fibre infrastructure in the Eastern and Western Corridors in recent years, as well as a new cable connecting to Burkina Faso operated by Vodafone Wholesale.

Key Developments:

Facebook and Vodafone Ghana launch Express Wi-Fi program;
Government extends Smart Communities Project;
Vodafone Ghana expands FttP services;
Yahsat launches YahClick satellite broadband service;
Microsoft and SpectraLink Wireless trial white spaces broadband;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to September 2018, telcos' operating data to Q4 2018, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Vodafone Ghana (Ghana Telecom), Expresso Telecom, Globacom, Network Computer Systems (NCS), InternetGhana, Africa Online, Busy Internet, Linkserve, IDN, Infinite Stream Ghana, Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG), Cactel Communications, Main One, O3b Networks, VoltaCom, Internet Solutions, Phase3 Telecom.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction and statistical overview
2 Broadband statistics
2.1 Forecasts fixed broadband subscribers 2019; 2021; 2023
3 Public Internet Access Venues (PAVs)4 Shared access centres
5 Mobile Telecentre To-Go
5.1 Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA)
5.2 Ghana Internet Exchange Point (GIX)
6 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks7 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP)
8 Other fixed broadband services
8.1 Fixed wireless broadband
8.2 Powerline Communication (PLC)
8.3 Satellite broadband
8.4 O3b
9 Domestic backbone network infrastructure
9.1 Ghana National Public Data Network (DataNet)
9.2 FastNet
9.3 VoltaCom
9.4 Internet Solutions (IS)
9.5 Phase3 Telecom
9.6 Electronic Data Interchange
10 Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 2000 2009
Table 2 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 2022
Table 3 Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2005 2018
Table 4 Forecast fixed broadband subscribers in Ghana 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 5 Vodafone Ghana broadband subscribers 2012 2018
Table 6 DSL subscribers 2005 2016
Table 7 Broadband wireless access subscribers by operator 2016 2017
Table 8 Broadband wireless access market share by operator 2005 2017
List of Charts
Chart 1 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 2022

Companies Mentioned

  • Vodafone Ghana (Ghana Telecom)
  • Expresso Telecom
  • Globacom
  • Network Computer Systems (NCS)
  • InternetGhana
  • Africa Online
  • Busy Internet
  • Linkserve
  • IDN
  • Infinite Stream Ghana
  • Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG)
  • Cactel Communications
  • Main One
  • O3b Networks
  • VoltaCom
  • Internet Solutions
  • Phase3 Telecom.