Ghana’s Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has cleared the air regarding MTN’s involvement in the country’s 5G plans.
Concerns arose in May when the government announced a 5G rollout within six months, and MTN wasn’t listed among the companies forming the implementation consortium, Next-Gen InfraCo (NGIC).
Appearing on the Citi Breakfast Show, Owusu-Ekuful refuted claims of MTN’s exclusion, calling them “false alarms.” She emphasized that discussions are underway, and all network operators, including MTN, have the opportunity to invest in NGIC.
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This clarifies the situation for industry experts who initially questioned MTN’s absence from the consortium.
The companies currently involved in NGIC are Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia, Tech Mahindra, along with local telecom operators AT Ghana and Telecel Ghana.