Globacom lays broadband cables in Ghana
By Kent Mensah
A new mobile telephony company in Ghana - Globacom - has reportedly
begun construction works to lay underground cable for its
broadband services. The sixth licensed company to operate mobile
services is yet to begin full operations in the country.
The management of Glo said it is to establish its Glo-1 Submarine
cable through Europe, Ghana to Nigeria, according to the
ghanabusinessnews.com. The cable passes through the UK, Portugal and
Ghana.
The report said Glo is expected to make the mobile competition keen
in the West African nation as it continues to boost its
presence through the sponsorship of social and media programmes.
A report by Companies and Markets, a research company, has described
Ghana’s mobile telephony industry as one of the largest in West Africa
with over 11 million of the country’s 22 million population using mobile
phones. Only one out of 40 Ghanaians has a fixed line. Internet
penetration too is very low. Available data shows that Internet usage in Ghana
is a mere 2.7 per cent as compared to 5.3 per cent in Africa, according to
ghanabusinessnews.com's reports..
The statistics also indicate that less than two million Ghanaians have access to
the Internet. The Glo- Submarine cable is however, expected to
increase Internet accessibility and speed in the country when it becomes
operational. MTN, Vodafone Ghana, Tigo, Kasapa and Zain are the other mobile
competitors in the market.
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