Ghana - Fixed Broadband, Digital Economy and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses

1. Synopsis

2. Introduction and statistical overview

3. Broadband statistics

4. PC penetration, Affordable computer programs

5. Public Internet Access Venues (PAVs)

6. Shared access centres

7. Mobile Telecentre To-Go

7.1 Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA)

7.2 Ghana Internet Exchange Point (GIX)

8. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks

8.1.1 Network Computer Systems (Ghana.com)

8.1.2 InternetGhana

8.1.3 Africa Online

8.1.4 Busy Internet

8.1.5 Linkserve

8.1.6 IDN

9. Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

10. Other fixed broadband services

10.2 Fixed wireless broadband

10.2.1 iBurst

10.2.2 WiMAX

10.2.3 Wi-Fi

10.2.4 EV-DO

10.3 Powerline Communication (PLC)

10.4 Internet via satellite

10.5 O3b

11. Domestic backbone network infrastructure

11.1 Ghana National Public Data Network (DataNet)

11.2 FastNet

11.3 VoltaCom

11.4 Internet Solutions (IS)

11.5 Phase3 Telecom

11.6 Electronic Data Interchange

11.7 VSAT networks

12. Digital Economy

12.1 E-commerce

12.2 E-government, e-Ghana project

12.3 E-learning

12.4 E-health

12.5 Facebook

13. Digital Media

13.1 Videostreaming

13.2 Communications: VoIP

14. Related reports

Table 1 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 2000 - 2009

Table 2 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 - 2018

Table 3 Fixed-line internet subscribers 2009 - 2016

Table 4 Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2005 - 2018

Table 5 Vodafone Ghana broadband subscribers 2012 - 2016

Table 6 DSL subscribers 2005 - 2016

Table 7 Broadband wireless access subscribers by operator 2016 - 2017

Table 8 Broadband wireless access market share by operator 2005 - 2016

Chart 1 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 2018

Ghana - Fixed Broadband, Digital Economy and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses

Ghana has a highly competitive internet market, with more than 140 licensed ISPs although most subscribers are customers of only a few players. It was among the first countries in Africa to be connected to the internet, though subscriber growth in the sector was for many years held back by the poor condition of the national fixed-line network and by the high cost of connectivity. The situation improved following the introduction of fixed-wireless and mobile broadband technologies such as 3G, HSPA, WiMAX and LTE. The arrival of two international fibre links in 2012 and 2013 also led to a dramatic fall in the cost of international bandwidth, and so to the price of retail access.

The government has also invested in building extensive fibre infrastructure in the Eastern and Western Corridors. The re-privatised national carrier, now branded as Vodafone Ghana, has also been more effective in driving the broadband market by expanding its retail and wholesale offerings.



Key developments:



Vodafone launches FttP-based broadband services; Microsoft and SpectraLink Wireless trial white spaces broadband; fifth international submarine fibre optic cable comes on stream; WHO-sponsored eHealth system developments; fibre network for Eastern Corridor completed; bandwidth cost plummets to a tenth of the price in 2007; report update includes the regulator's market data to February 2017, telcos' operating data to Q4 2016, recent market developments.



Companies mentioned in this report:



Vodafone Ghana (Ghana Telecom), Expresso Telecom, Globacom, Network Computer Systems (NCS), InternetGhana, Africa Online, Busy Internet, Linkserve, IDN, Infinite Stream Ghana, Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG), Cactel Communications, Main One, O3b Networks, VoltaCom, Internet Solutions, Phase3 Telecom.