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Government on Monday inaugurated a National Employment Coordination Committee to formalise the informal economy.

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has cautioned SIM registration agents of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to desist from charging registrants fees for their SIM registration.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, is calling for a paradigm shift in the way higher education institutions train graduates.

A visit to some of the centers Friday February 4 shows the introduction of registration centers in various communities has reduced from the usual long queues and frustration customs go through to register their sim card.

Deloitte Global has predicted that the next generation of WIFI is set to play a pivotal role as organisations innovate with advanced networking.

Vodafone Ghana, through the Vodafone Foundation, has made a significant contribution to improving Ghana’s health infrastructure and fight against the pandemic with the presentation of 459 ‘’cold-chain units,” which include 275 vaccine freezers, 184 ice-lined combination refrigerators and 2 walk-in cold rooms to the Ministry of Health. The equipment is valued at US $1 million.

Chinese multinational technology corporation Huawei, through its new Digital Power division, announced a strategic partnership with Brazilian telecommunications equipment company WDC Networks.

The start-up attempting to revive BlackBerry as a handset brand revealed it was pressing-on with plans to release a 5G device, despite pushing back its original 2021 target and not providing any public updates on the project for almost a year.

Telenor Myanmar told customers it will be forced to raise prices after the government announced tax increases on SIM cards, mobile and fixed data services.

AT&T and Verizon agreed to allow buffer zones around certain US airports to reduce the risk of disruption from potential interference once they activate new 5G services in C-Band spectrum.