Telecel Ghana Launches M’ahitti Promo with Three GH¢1 Million Prizes

Telecel Ghana has launched its 2026 M’ahitti Promo, offering customers the chance to win three GH¢1 million grand prizes over the next four months.

The campaign will also reward 12,000 daily winners with GH¢100 each and up to 48 weekly winners with GH¢20,000 each, making it one of Ghana’s largest telecom consumer reward promotions.

Customers can join the promo for free by dialing *500#, texting WIN to 500, or activating it through the Telecel Play App. Every GH¢10 recharge, bundle purchase, or Telecel Cash deposit earns entries into the draws, with bonus entries available for using Telecel Cash and the Telecel Play App.

Telecel said the campaign is designed to reward customer loyalty while encouraging greater adoption of its digital services.

All draws will be supervised by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to ensure transparency. Telecel also urged customers to beware of fraudsters, stressing that winners will never be asked to pay fees or share their Telecel Cash PIN to claim prizes.

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Telecel DigiTech Academy Graduates 500 Young Innovators

The Telecel Ghana Foundation has graduated 500 learners from the fourth cohort of its DigiTech Academy across five regions. The 12-week programme equips upper primary and junior high school students with practical skills in robotics, coding, web design and mobile app development.

The learners showcased more than 80 technology prototypes designed to address community challenges, including smart wheelchairs, fire alert systems, theft detection solutions, cleaning robots and mobile applications.

Launched in 2024, the programme has now reached approximately 2,800 learners nationwide, with girls accounting for about 70% of beneficiaries. The initiative is delivered in partnership with the Ghana Education Service and Ghana STEM Centre to promote digital skills and encourage young people to become technology creators and innovators.

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MTN Ghana Champions Disciplined Execution for National Transformation

MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana’s transformation, highlighting the importance of strong leadership, effective project management and disciplined execution in turning bold ideas into sustainable impact.

Speaking at the PMI Ghana National Project Management Conference & Project Management Excellence Awards 2026, MTN Ghana’s Chief Transformation Officer, William Tetteh, stressed that innovation, collaboration, accountability and a focus on customer value are key to delivering lasting progress.

The company also called for greater investment in local talent and institutional capacity, emphasising the need to empower Ghanaian expertise to drive sustainable growth and successful project delivery across industries.

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Helios Advances CAB Payments Acquisition as East Africa Reviews Deal

Helios Investment Partners is advancing plans to acquire London-listed cross-border payments company CAB Payments, a move that could strengthen digital payment infrastructure and financial connectivity across East Africa.

CAB Payments operates in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, providing cross-border payment and foreign exchange services to financial institutions, businesses and money transfer operators. The proposed acquisition reflects Helios’ growing investment in financial services and technology across the region.

The deal is currently under review by the EAC Competition Authority, which is assessing its potential impact on competition and the regional payments market. If approved, the transaction could support long-term investment and innovation in cross-border payments, helping address challenges such as high transaction costs, fragmented systems and lengthy settlement times.

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Ericsson Highlights 5G Standalone as Foundation for AI-Driven Future

Ericsson is highlighting the critical role of 5G Standalone (5G SA) in enabling the next generation of AI-powered applications and services. As AI adoption grows, Ericsson says telecom networks must evolve to provide the speed, reliability, low latency and capacity required to connect billions of users with AI processing power.

According to Ericsson, 5G SA’s cloud-native architecture and advanced capabilities—including network slicing, network APIs, automation and intelligent traffic management—can support emerging technologies such as physical AI, autonomous systems, smart wearables and distributed AI agents.

With 5G subscriptions reaching 3.1 billion in Q1 2026, Ericsson believes 5G SA will play a strategic role in building AI-ready networks and unlocking new digital services and revenue opportunities for service providers.

Ericsson emphasises that investing in scalable, secure and cloud-native 5G SA infrastructure today will help lay the foundation for the future of AI and the transition toward 6G and more autonomous digital ecosystems.

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MTN Ghana Launches Smart Home Fibre Broadband Service

MTN Ghana has launched Smart Home, a new fibre broadband service designed to provide households with fast, reliable and stable internet connectivity. The service, announced by MTN Ghana Chief Home Officer Richard Acheampong during the company’s Bright Conversations forum in Accra, aims to support families, students, remote workers and entrepreneurs while helping households take greater advantage of Ghana’s growing digital economy.

Smart Home is designed to support multiple connected devices, including smart TVs, laptops, security cameras and gaming consoles. The service offers high-speed connectivity for streaming, gaming and video conferencing, alongside unlimited data options, low latency, simultaneous device support and dedicated customer service. MTN Ghana said the service will also help people working, studying and running businesses from home, particularly as e-commerce, fintech, content creation and online education continue to expand.

The rollout will initially focus on key urban centres in Accra and Kumasi, with plans to extend coverage to other regions in phases. MTN Ghana said it is investing in fibre infrastructure to expand access and make the service available to more households. The company believes Smart Home will contribute to Ghana’s digital transformation by enabling more people to work, learn, run businesses and access entertainment seamlessly from their homes.

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Sam George Calls for Meaningful Connectivity Across Africa

Ghana’s Communications Minister, Sam Nartey George, has urged African countries to focus on meaningful connectivity rather than merely expanding network coverage. Speaking at the African Telecommunications Union conference in Abuja, he stressed that digital inclusion requires affordable internet, capable devices, sufficient data, digital skills and trust.

He highlighted Ghana’s initiatives, including rural telephony, 5G licensing, ECOWAS Free Roaming, One Million Coders and Girls-in-ICT, while calling for stronger African collaboration to build a self-reliant digital future.

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Telecel Rewards Three Customers in Dream Car Promo

Telecel Ghana has rewarded three customers with cash prizes in the second monthly prize presentation of its ongoing Dream Car Promo. Eric Ayamga, Samuel Kofi Mainoo and Efisah Buckman received GH¢10,000, GH¢5,000 and GH¢2,000 respectively at a ceremony held at the company’s head office in Airport, Accra. The monthly cash rewards form part of the 15th cycle of the promotion, giving participants more opportunities to win while they compete for the ultimate grand prize—a brand-new 4×4 vehicle.

The first-place winner, Eric Ayamga, an intelligence and security expert, expressed his excitement over receiving the GH¢10,000 prize and said he would continue participating in pursuit of the grand prize. Catherine Manteaw, Digital and VAS Manager at Telecel Ghana, said the monthly rewards demonstrate the company’s commitment to recognising customer loyalty while encouraging participants to keep pursuing the ultimate prize.

The Telecel Dream Car Promo, which has been running since 2018, is an SMS-based trivia competition offering weekly and monthly cash prizes, alongside a brand-new vehicle at the end of each six-month cycle. The current cycle began in March 2026 and ends in August 2026. Customers can participate by sending CAR to 2018 or dialling *2018#, after which they answer four daily trivia questions. The promotion, run in partnership with Vasmol and supervised by the National Lottery Authority through its Caritas Lottery platform, is open to all Telecel customers.

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Ericsson and LG Uplus Partner to Advance AI-Native Networks and Voice AI Services

Ericsson and LG Uplus have deepened their strategic partnership to develop network-based voice AI solutions and accelerate the transformation toward AI-native networks. The collaboration combines LG Uplus’ commercial voice AI expertise, including its ixi-O AI call agent service, with Ericsson’s global network technology capabilities. The companies aim to create next-generation communication services that embed AI more deeply into network infrastructure, enabling smarter calling experiences, improved customer service and greater operational efficiency.

The partnership will explore opportunities including network-based voice AI services, intelligent and programmable networks, AI-driven network automation, improved energy efficiency and the evolution of 5G Standalone connectivity to support emerging AI services and devices. The two companies will also conduct technology validation across different cloud and network environments while exploring potential global business and commercialization models for voice AI.

As AI-powered services become increasingly integrated into everyday communications, Ericsson and LG Uplus believe mobile networks will evolve beyond traditional connectivity to become intelligent platforms that connect people, devices and AI capabilities. Through their collaboration, the companies aim to advance both “AI for Network” and “Network for AI” capabilities, helping communications service providers improve network performance, deliver more intuitive voice-led experiences and unlock new business opportunities in the growing AI era.

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Huawei Emerges as a Strong Challenger in the Global AI Technology Race

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Huawei is increasingly positioning itself as Nvidia’s most credible challenger in the global artificial intelligence (AI) technology race, expanding its capabilities across both AI hardware and software. While Nvidia continues to lead the market with its powerful AI processors and dominant CUDA software platform, Huawei’s Ascend processors are gaining traction, particularly in China, where government support, local procurement preferences and a growing domestic market are accelerating adoption. This captive market is giving Huawei valuable opportunities to scale production, increase AI chip revenues and reinvest in research and development.

Huawei is also making significant progress in closing the software gap with Nvidia. In August 2025, the company open-sourced key components of its CANN AI computing toolkit and expanded its collaboration with Chinese AI developers, laboratories and universities through the Ascend developer community. Its torch_npu plugin allows developers to run standard PyTorch code on Ascend processors, reducing one of the biggest barriers to switching from Nvidia’s CUDA ecosystem. Partnerships with AI innovators such as DeepSeek, whose open-weight models can operate across both Nvidia and Huawei hardware, could further expand the reach of Huawei’s AI platform and strengthen its growing ecosystem.

Although Huawei still faces challenges, including lower hardware efficiency and a less mature software ecosystem compared with Nvidia, its rapid progress demonstrates that the gap is no longer static. By combining hardware development, software innovation, government-backed demand and a growing developer community, Huawei is building the foundations of a more independent AI stack and strengthening China’s position in the global technology race. As the competition shifts from simply producing advanced chips to controlling the full AI ecosystem, Huawei’s advances could make it an increasingly influential force in shaping the future of AI computing.

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