Last updated: 5 Aug 2009 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 67
Analyst: Peter Lange
Publication Overview
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in
· Key statistics;
· Market and industry overviews;
· Regulatory environment and structural reform;
· Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband);
· Infrastructure developments;
· Mobile voice and data markets, including 3G;
· ARPU trends;
· Internet development;
· Broadband, including 3G mobile;
· Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile).
Researcher:- Peter Lange
Current publication date:- August 2009 (8th Edition)
Next publications date:- August 2010
Executive Summary
Ghana has been a pioneer in African telecommunications; it launched the first cellular mobile network in sub-Saharan Africa in 1992, it was among the first countries on the continent to be connected to the Internet and to introduce ADSL broadband services, and it led the way in market liberalisation and deregulation when it privatised Ghana Telecom (GT) as early as 1996. Since then,
Following the exit of Telekom
The Internet sector is highly competitive with more than 140 licensed ISPs, although the bulk of the market is in the hands of only a few. Internet penetration is still very low, mainly due to the poor condition of the national fixed-line network and the high cost of connectivity. The emergence of wireless and mobile broadband technologies is now speeding up developments, and the newly privatised GT is expected to be more effective in the future in driving the broadband market by expanding its retail as well as wholesale offerings.
The number of mobile phones in
Sector |
2004 |
2008 |
Fixed-line services: |
||
· Total subscribers |
313,000 |
279,000 |
· Annual change |
4% |
-26% |
· Fixed-line penetration (population) |
1.5% |
1.2% |
Internet: |
||
· Total users |
368,000 |
1,100,000 |
· Annual change |
47% |
25% |
· Internet penetration (population) |
1.8% |
4.9% |
Mobile services: |
||
· Total subscribers (million) |
1,427 |
11,572 |
· Annual change |
<>>
83% |
<>>
51% |
<>>
· Mobile penetration (population) |
7.0% |
51% |
(Source: BuddeComm)
· Forecasts for fixed-line, mobile, Internet and broadband markets to 2010 and 2015;
· Profiles of major players in all market sectors;
· IPO’s of major players expected in 2010;
· Mobile penetration has broken the 50% barrier;
· Decreasing ARPU under intense competition between six mobile networks;
· Competition in international fibre bandwidth set to arrive in 2009 will revolutionise the market;
· Next-generation infrastructure enabling converged voice, data and video services.
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
The following notes provide some background to our scenario forecasting methodology:
· This report includes what we term scenario forecasts. By describing long-range scenarios we identify a band within which we expect market growth to occur. The associated text describes what we see as the most likely growth trend within this band.
· The projections shown in the tables in this report are based on our own historical information, as well as on telecommunication sector statistics from official and non-official, national and international sources. We assume a possible deviation of 15-20% around this data.
· All statistics for
For those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecommunications sector in Ghana, this report is essential reading and gives further information on:
· One of the most vibrant mobile markets in the region;
· Government policies affecting the telecoms industry;
· Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;
· Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
· Internet and broadband development and growth;
· 3G mobile broadband rollouts;
· Average revenue per user (ARPU);
· The emergence of m-banking and m-payment services.
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