Sam George unveils massive 1,150-cell site rollout to end network woes
Sam George unveiled an infrastructure rollout to end network woes. Sam Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, revealed expansion plans during a ceremony to present laptops to universities under the One Million Coders Programme. He disclosed that Telecel announced 350 new cell sites. He also said he met with the group CEO of MTN at the Mobile World Conference and told him, "'You are an SMP; Telecel is doing 350, you've announced 500; thank you, but I want more.'" Approval was given for 300 more sites, so MTN is doing 800 sites this year.
The Minister provided a comparative analysis of past performance versus current commitments. He said, "Put that in perspective… on the average, it's been 223 sites a year. We're doing almost four times that this year… that should explain to you the level of improvement in the network." The Minister also stated that if fines are imposed, the NCA will do everything they can to make sure that what would have been fined is used to improve the network, so the customer benefits from it.
The Minister cautioned that the full impact of these 1,150 new sites would take several months to materialise. He assured the public that the "capacity improvements" currently under construction will deliver a noticeably faster and more stable digital environment by the end of the year.
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Sam George has announced a massive rollout of 1,150 cell sites by major operators in Ghana. This ambitious move aims to tackle the persistent network connectivity issues that have plagued mobile users - but what will this mean for the digital landscape?
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