MTN, the leading telecommunications company in Ghana clearly differentiated itself from the rest of the pack by winning four substantial awards at the 2015 Ghana Telecom Awards held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel last night including the coveted Mobile Operator of the year.
Category: Technology
Fibre Optic Project Comes Alive
The over 800 kilometres Fibre Optic Broadband Backbone Infrastructure project, stretching from Ho in the Volta Region to Bawku in the Upper East Region, with a link from Yendi to Tamale, both in the Northern Region, has been inaugurated by President John Dramani Mahama.
Customs, DVLA Clear Kantanka Cars For Market
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), have finally cleared Kantanka vehicles to hit the roads of Ghana and beyond.
Moroccan Innovator Wins IPA 2015 $100 000 Grand Prize
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy in Skhirat, Morocco, researcher Adnane Remmal has won the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2015 Grand Prize.
MTN Ghana CEO Dumps Telecom Giant for GE
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Serame Taukobong, has dumped the country’s leading telecom industry giant for General Electric (GE), an American multinational.
NS, Kantar Media in Landmark mobile research pact with GeoPoll
Global research consultancy TNS has announced an exclusive and wide-reaching strategic partnership with GeoPoll, the world’s largest mobile survey platform.
Airtel Ghana Partners Verifone to Deepen Cashless Payment
Airtel Ghana has partnered Verifone Mobile Money to raise the bar in the mobile money space by introducing a contactless “tap and pay” near field communications (NFC) technology.
WorldRemit Hires Leading Mobile Money Specialist
WorldRemit, a leading global online money transfer service has appointed Alix Murphy as Senior Mobile Analyst.
AIMS Condemns Xenophobic Violence in SA
The African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) joined South African corporations, non-government organisations and various stakeholders in the public and private sector across the world in speaking out against the recent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals residing in South Africa.
Access to Better Technology: A Top Driver For Cloud Adoption
An Oracle-sponsored IDC study into Software as a Service (SaaS) adoption highlighted that along with cost savings, process efficiencies and productivity were the key benefits to businesses implementing the cloud technology.











