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Articles & Analysis | Towers of value from The Report: Ghana 2016

 

Dynamic and competitive, Ghana’s telecoms sector is one of the brightest spots of an economy that has had a bumpy ride over the past two years. Demand for mobile services in particular is resilient and rising. The market is an appealing prospect, as evidenced by the presence of half a dozen international telecoms companies operating mobile...

Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Ghana 2016

Dynamic and competitive, Ghana’s telecoms sector is one of the brightest spots in an economy that has had a bumpy ride over the past two years. Demand for mobile services in particular is resilient and rising. As of June 2015, Ghana had a total of 32.36m mobile subscribers, indicating theoretical market penetration of 119.41%. The market is appealing, as evidenced by the strong international...

Situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, Ghana’s natural resource wealth and status as a stable democracy have helped make it a prominent player in the region. It is the world’s second-largest exporter of cocoa, behind Côte d’Ivoire, and one of the continent’s largest gold producers. Recently discovered reserves of oil and gas have powered the economy to double-digit growth in the past decade.

The latest national budget signals an acceleration of Malaysia’s digital drive, with both ICT research and development (R&D) and broadband provision awarded significant funding increases.

 

With the initial signs of effective reform now reaching the market, the telecommunications sector in Mexico is seeing the competitive progress that has eluded it for several years. The application of the telecommunications reform has translated into clear legislative steps to reduce the market power of long-time dominant player América Móvil....

 

Recent regulatory reforms are starting to produce results in Mexico’s telecoms sector. Although a new legislative bill was signed into law by President Enrique Peña Nieto in June 2013, it was not until mid-2014 that the secondary laws were implemented. The new laws were put in place as a way to curb the supremacy of Amé rica Móvil, which was...

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