Category: TECHNOLOGY
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GhIPSS to work with stakeholders to ensure telcos interoperability
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse, says he will work with stakeholders to enable telcos to become interoperable by the end of the year. He was reacting to a challenge thrown by the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, that stakeholders should ensure…
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Communications Minister calls on MTN Ghana [Photos]
The Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has paid a familiarization visit to MTN Ghana, the leading telecoms company in the country. The Minister was welcomed by the CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante, together with the Executive Committee of the company. As part of the visit, the CEO and his team…
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Consumers dissatisfied with poor telecom services
Telecom users are demanding improved service delivery from service providers at a time that competition in the industry is becoming keener. The consumers, some of whom have been speaking to Citi Business News have also made a case for class action if the situation remains unchanged. It also appears that the consumer dissatisfaction cuts across…
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NCA gives telcos one month ultimatum to address network challenges
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed all mobile network operators to within a month’s time; submit a roadmap to address all concerns of quality of service by customers within Accra and Tema. It follows the numerous customer complaints to the Authority over quality of service challenges. These also range from call drops, poor quality…
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Expresso may face collapse if…
With the growing competition in Ghana’s telecom industry, telecom analyst, Fouad Chalabi has urged Expresso to concentrate on a section of the market or face extinction by market forces. According to him, the company can direct its investment into providing data while it looks for investors to upgrade its technology from CDMA to GSM. In…
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Tigo-Airtel merger could cut 10% of MTN’s market share
Some players in the telecom industry are predicting the biggest telecom operator in the country, MTN, will be the most affected operator following the merger between Airtel and Tigo. Tigo and Airtel officially announced a merger early this month in what some analysts have said will push the company to the position of second biggest…
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Tigo’s MD to head new entity under Airtel/Tigo merger
Citi Business News has gathered Tigo’s current MD, Ms. Roshi Motman is likely to be named as the MD of the new entity to be created following the merger of Airtel and Tigo. It is unclear yet which position the current MD of Airtel Ms. Lucy Quist will be occupying following the merger. The parent…
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Sale of MTN shares to Ghanaians takes off in 2017
Telecom giant MTN Ghana will finalize processes to float shares on Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) this year – 2017. MTN commenced moves to list on the GSE last year – 2016, as part of conditions under which it secured the 4G license in late 2015. The company which spent US$67.5million to acquire the license which…
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Former Lands Minister endorses drone fight against galamsey
Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has endorsed the ministry’s decision to use drones and other technology to fight illegal mining in Ghana. According to Alhaji Fuseini, the move which was championed by him while in office will help fight the galamsey menace. His comments follows an announcement by the, the…
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Women urged to surmount hurdles in society
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the Chief Executive Officer of Edel Technology, Ethel Coffie has urged Ghanaian women to surmount all hurdles in the society and arise to the top. According to her, women can occupy important and high positions if they are allowed to make their own choices. “I suppose at the…