The inception of 4G LTE technology in the country has as many will say has to be beneficial to the businesses whose target market are outside Ghana as well as those who need it the make surfing the internet much easier, faster and affordable. Ghana as a country has worked towards ensuring that access to internet is does not become difficult, hence the participation and involvement of telecommunication companies.
The global demand for data has increased as more data-intensive applications become available, more and more people use smart phones leading to increasing connectivity between people, thereby creating the need for a more faster ultra-high-speed which is the 4G technology.
A media session between MTN and communication reporters paved the way for journalists to answer questions relating to this trend. Addressing the session, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana Ebenezer Asante stressed that the company is working towards acquiring a 4G spectrum license so as to not just only make the lives of its customers better, but to also contribute to national growth.
“As the leading mobile service provider in Ghana, one of our fundamental beliefs is that creating value for our host nation drives mutual success. Wide adoption of 4G as a complement to our existing wide 2G and 3G deployment in Ghana provides direct and attendant benefits for consumers and businesses and ultimately contributes to the development of this nation; hence our bid to acquire a 4G spectrum licence”.
The struggle to roll out the 4G technology began in 2012, when the National Communication Authority (NCA) awarded the licenses to three indigenous companies to develop and operate broadband networks to provide nationwide broadband wireless access (BWA) services, but failed to achieve full success three years after the licenses were issued.
The failure of these companies to roll out the 4G technology has in many ways affected other companies Telecos such as MTN in acquiring the license to operate the 4G, but CEO of MTN Ghana Mr. Asante assured that not only is MTN well equipped to roll out the fourth generation of mobile technology, but it is mostly needed to provide faster and more reliable mobile connectivity for its customers especially in a world where data usage is increasing on a yearly basis and also to sustain the quality of services being offered currently.
Since the first 4G LTE network was launched in 2009, 4G network coverage has been expanding globally and Ghana is already far behind in 4G implementation especially at a time when the world is already talking about 5G and the Internet of Things.
“Ghana must take bold steps to enable companies with the capacity and skill to implement the kind of deployment that would allow the country to make up for lost time and lost opportunities. Spectrum is a national resource whose use Ghanaians should benefit from; those benefits cannot be suspended or reserved for the ultimate gain of a few businessmen” Mr. Asante added
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