Accra, Ghana, June 13, 2018//-MTN Ghana has presented cash and assorted items to National Chief Imam in Accra towards the celebration of this year’s Eidul Fitr.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Ghana: How Kelni GVG Attempts to Forcefully Plug into Telcos Database
Accra, Ghana, June 12, 2018//-Officials of Kelni GVG are reported to have attempted to forcefully plug into data devices of telecommunications companies in the country.
Tanzania Charges Telecoms Executives with Fraud in Tax Evasion Crackdown
June 7, 2018//-Tanzanian prosecutors on Wednesday charged two chief executives of mobile phone companies and four other suspects with fraud as part of a crackdown against tax evasion in the East African nation.
KelniGVG Breaks Marathon Silence on US$89 Million Ghana Gov’t Contract
Accra, Ghana, June 6, 2018//-KelniGVG Limited has finally broken it marathon silence on its controversial US$89 million Ghana government contract, saying the monitors it will be connecting to the networks of the telecom operators are passive and non-intrusive.
Telcos Fire Back at NCA, KelniGVG, Says Current Architecture Doesn’t Conform to Standards
Accra, Ghana, June 5, 2018//-Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, an industry association and a private initiative by the mobile network operators in Ghana has hit back at the National Communications Authority (NCA) and its KelniGVG, which implementing the common platform in the country.
MTN Uganda Licence Renewal Now Goes to Cabinet
Kampala, Uganda, June 5, 2018//-The fate of MTN Uganda’s application for a 10-year renewal of its licence now lies with the Cabinet.
Ghana: KelniGVG, NCA Block 3,930 Simbox Numbers Just in 4 Months
Accra, Ghana, June 4, 2018//-Months ahead of the raging controversy over the US$89 million Kelni GVG deal, the company started its fraud management assignment, and has since detected and blocked some 3,930 SIM cards being used for Simbox fraud in the country.
Ghana Pays $2.98 Million to KelniGVG So Far for Revenue Monitoring Contract
Accra, Ghana, June 4, 2018//-Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Communications, Nenyi George Andah revealed that contrary to the assertions that KelniGVG has been paid US$7.5million, it rather paid only US$2.98million representing two months pay.
OccupyGhana Calls for probe into Government, Kelni-GVG Deal
Accra, Ghana, June 3, 2018//-OccupyGhana, a leading pressure group has called for a detailed investigation and audit by an independent expert of the controversial Common Platform deal between the Government of Ghana and Kelni-GVG
Ghana Telecoms Chamber Collaborates with Other Stakeholders to Drive Cashless Economy
Accra, May 331, 2018//-Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, an industry association and a private initiative by the mobile network operators in Ghana is collaborating with financial technology (fintech) firms, and Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to drive cashless economy in the country.