Country profile: Ghana
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As Ghana continues its recovery from a 2022 economic crisis that required eventual International Monetary Fund intervention, investment and development in Ghanaian connectivity in 2025 is in a healthier place than this time 12 months ago.
One highlight has been increased data centre construction and demand. Improved subsea connectivity, particularly the landing and connection of the 2Africa cable, has simplified the business case for data centre buildouts, and as a result projects have been announced thick and fast, including an expansion of PAIX’s Accra facility to 1.2 MW and an Onix/ADC tie-up. Also in the pipeline is new Internet infrastructure – LINX announced LINX Accra in November 2024, a new ISP launching from Onix and PAIX facilities.
Another interesting development in 2024 was the launch of a national wholesale 5G network, operated as a shared model available to any operator or MVNO looking to provide 5G services across it. Ghana’s 5G uptake currently stands at 15%, with government initiatives to boost this to 80% by 2027.
However, as of January 2025 there were no customers on the network. This could be a result of high data costs in the country – according to Developing Telecoms, Ghanaians spend more on data than they do on food – which in turn is a result of high energy costs for tower and mobile operators. However, there are moves among tower operators to address this with solar power.
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