Industry News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Accra, December 4th , 2020 – The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications wishes to inform the general public, that its members are taking the necessary steps and measures to provide resilient network quality across the country as the nation heads to the polls on 7th December 2020 and the festive season.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Vodafone Ghana Foundation has empowered rural women engaged in agribusiness in the Upper East Region to harness digital technology to promote financial inclusion and productivity.

Vodafone Ghana Foundation, as part of its commitment to contribute to the sustainable development of the country, has organised free eye screening for children of the Save Them Young Orphanage (SYTO) and donated ¢5,000 to the home.

Vodafone Ghana CEO Patricia Obo-Nai has appealed to recent graduates of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), to embrace technology.

Ghana’s leading Telecommunication giants, MTN has commissioned a multipurpose library and robotic centre for the Ebenezer Senior High School and as well for the usage of the Dansoman community in the Greater Accra Region.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Accra, November 24, 2020 – The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has released a study indicating total tax contributions enabled by the mobile industry to support the socio-economic development of the country.

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read (pictured) credited moves to reshape the operator, including cost cuts and divestments, for keeping its financial performance resiliant against pandemic-related headwinds in its fiscal H1 2021.

A privacy organisation filed two complaints against Apple in Europe, accusing the company of circumventing European Union (EU) law by tracking iPhone users’ behaviour for advertising purposes without consent.

Industry group GSMA elected four new board members, with representatives from KDDI, KT, Telecom Italia and Veon to serve two-year terms from January 2021 to end-December 2022

Communications infrastructure operator American Tower inked a $3.5 billion deal to acquire InSite Wireless Group, bolstering its US presence and expanding into Canada as 5G deployments in both countries take off.