Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Glo Ghana debunks plans of exit
Telecommunication operator Glo Mobile Ghana has ruled out any plans to pullout out of Ghana. According to the company, it has completed an upgrade of its data system which can accommodate over 20,000 new subscribers to boost its operations in Ghana. [contextly_sidebar id=”EuX5AsJwVXH4rpiTWhjkixYC8SmiKQHE”]There are fears that the telecom company may pullout of Ghana soon due…
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Gbevlo-Lartey quits Expresso, heads to Africa Union
Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Larry Gbevlo-Lartey has parted ways with telecom operator, Expresso, after serving as CEO there for close to two years. The move follows his appointment as Special Representative in charge of Counter Terrorism Cooperation and, the Director of the Algiers based African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) by the…
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Tigo Cash records phenomenal growth for 2015
Telecommunication Company, Tigo, has recorded a quintuple-digit growth in total transactions for its mobile money solution, Tigo cash between 2014 and 2015. Total transactions for the period increased from an estimated 7.9 million to over 35 million. Tigo attributed the massive increase to what it referred to as, “continuous investment in product enhancement and empowerment of…
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Alert: Ghana’s telcos in trouble; some face imminent collapse
Ghana ‘s telecom industry is likely to see a number of telecom operators fold up in the coming years if conditions do not improve. Persons familiar with the development are predicting players in the industry with the least customers are likely to be hit the most. [contextly_sidebar id=”8yfVLPQNb7gqcDUwuJFq7bNxshymOTpG”]The development follows poor returns being made by…
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Telcos petition Speaker over Electronic Communications Bill
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho over the Electronic Communications Bill. The telecommunications companies argue that the conclusions reached and the recommendations made by the Finance and Communications Committees of Parliament were flawed as they relied partly on stated matters of fact asserted by the National Communications…
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MTN to commence 4G service mid year
Telecom giant MTN will begin rolling out its 4G service by the middle of 2016. MTN will join three other companies Surfline, Blu Telecoms, and Busy Ghana who are already rolling 4 G services. MTN in early December, 2015 won the bid for one frequency spectrum lot in the 800 MHz Band for mobile services.…
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Vodafone Ghana CEO leaves for Greece
Vodafone Ghana’s CEO Haris Broumidis is leaving Ghana to take over the company’s operations in Greece, the company has said in a statement. Mr. Broumidis is leaving Ghana after being in charge as CEO of Vodafone for three years. He is quite familiar with the Greek terrain where he was formerly the Marketing Director and…
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Airtel resolves service disruption
Airtel has resolved the service disruption that hit its network early this morning, March 9, 2016. The disruption in service Citi Business News has learnt was due to a system upgrade. Subscribers of the network early this morning were up in arms against the telecom provider after they were unable to make calls or browse…
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Busy opens new ultramodern office to customers
Internet Services provider, Busy has officially opened its ultra-modern renovated office at Ring Road, a suburb of Accra. The refurbished centre will offer internet café services in addition to the 4G products on sale. It also has a sales centre where customers can purchase devices and data bundles, as well as a service centre where…
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Massive dismissals hit Tigo
Telecom Operator, Tigo Ghana has sent scores of its workers home as it commences a major restructuring exercise. Citi Business News has learnt the dismissals which commenced last week is still ongoing and has so far affected the company’s commercial, marketing, call centre, PR, HR and procurement wings among others. Persons familiar with the development…