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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.
Subjects Include:
- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments
- Facts, figures and statistics
- Industry and regulatory issues
- Infrastructure developments
- Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU, MoU
- Mobile Voice and Data Markets
- Broadband (FttP, DSL, cable, wireless)
- Mobile subscribers and ARPU
- Broadband market forecasts
- Government policies affecting the telecoms industry
- Market liberalisation and industry issues
- Telecoms operators - privatisation, IPOs, acquisitions, new licences
- Mobile technologies (GSM; 3G, HSPA, LTE)
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
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- Africa Online
- Cactel Communications
- Globacom (Glo Mobile)
- Infinite Stream Ghana
- InternetGhana
- MainOne
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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
List of Tables
Table 1 - Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Ghana - 2018
Table 2 - Fixed-line subscribers by operator - 2011 - 2018
Table 3 - Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1999 - 2009
Table 4 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 2010 - 2018
Table 5 - International bandwidth - 2001 - 2016
Table 6 - Historic - Internet users and penetration rate - 2000 - 2009
Table 7 - Internet users and penetration rate - 2010 - 2022
Table 8 - Fixed-line broadband subscribers - 2005 - 2018
Table 9 - Forecast fixed broadband subscribers in Ghana - 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 10 - Vodafone Ghana broadband subscribers - 2012 - 2018
Table 11 - DSL subscribers - 2005 - 2016
Table 12 - Broadband wireless access subscribers by operator - 2016 - 2017
Table 13 - Broadband wireless access market share by operator- 2005 - 2017
Table 14 - Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1999 - 2009
Table 15 - Mobile voice subscribers - 2010 - 2018
Table 16 - Mobile voice subscribers by operator - 2011 - 2018
Table 17 - Mobile voice subscriber market share by operator - 2011 - 2018
Table 18 - Overview of mobile network launch dates
Table 19 - Mobile broadband subscribers by operator - 2013 - 2018
Table 20 - Mobile broadband subscriber share by operator - 2015 - 2018
Table 21 - Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2009 - 2018
Table 22 - Forecast mobile subscribers - 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 23 - LTE subscribers by operator - 2016 - 2018
Table 24 - Vodafone Ghana subscribers - 2008 - 2018
Table 25 - MTN Ghana financial data - 2011 - 2018
Table 26 - MTN Ghana revenue by type - 2015 - 2018
Table 27 - MTN Ghana mobile subscribers - 2012 - 2018
Table 28 - MTN Ghana ARPU - 2002 - 2018
Table 29 - Tigo Ghana mobile subscribers (regulator data) - 2013 - 2017
Table 30 - Tigo Ghana mobile subscribers (company data) - 2010 - 2017
Table 31 - Espresso Ghana mobile subscribers - 2013 - 2017
Table 32 - Airtel Ghana (Airtel Tigo) mobile subscribers - 2013 - 2018
Table 33 - Glo Mobile subscribers - 2013 - 2018
List of Charts
Chart 1 - Overall Africa view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita - 2018
Chart 2 - West Africa - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita - 2018
Chart 3 - Africa - Top-tier Telecoms Maturity Index (Market Leaders) - 2018
Chart 4 - West Africa -Telecoms Maturity Index by country - 2018
Chart 5 - West Africa mobile subscriber penetration versus mobile broadband penetration - 2018
Chart 6 - West Africa fixed and mobile penetration rates - 2018
Chart 7 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 2005 - 2018
Chart 8 - Internet users and penetration rate - 2010 - 2022
Chart 9 - Mobile voice subscribers and penetration rate - 2005 - 2018
Chart 10 - Mobile voice subscribers by operator - 2011 - 2018
Chart 11 - Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2009 - 2018
Chart 12 - MTN Ghana financial data - 2011 - 2018
Chart 13 - MTN Ghana revenue by type - 2015 - 2018
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 - Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 - West Africa - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
Exhibit 3 - SMS as a weapon against drug counterfeiting
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- Africa Online
- AirtelTigo (Tigo Ghana, Airtel Ghana)
- Busy Internet
- Cactel Communications
- Capital Telecom
- Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG)
- Expresso Telecom (Sudatel, Kasapa)
- Globacom (Glo Mobile)
- IDN
- Infinite Stream Ghana
- Internet Solutions
- InternetGhana
- Linkserve
- MainOne
- MTN Ghana
- Network Computer Systems (NCS)
- O3b Networks
- Phase3 Telecom
- Suburban Telecom
- Thuraya
- Vodafone Ghana (Ghana Telecom, OneTouch)
- VoltaCom
