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Vendor to install multi-standard radio solution that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, and LTE.
Ericsson said it has won a deal from MTN Ghana to deploy a new LTE network in the area surrounding the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
Although the Greater Accra region is the smallest of Ghana’s 10 administrative regions in terms of area, it is the second most populated region and accounts for 15.4% of Ghana’s total population, according to the government of Ghana.
The Sweden-based vendor said the LTE network deployment would enable MTN Ghana to offer HSPA and LTE technologies to its 16 million subscribers – although it was not specified how many are located within the Greater Accra area.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will install its multi-standard radio solution that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, and LTE. The vendor added that it offers an advanced mixed-mode (2G/3G/LTE) solution that offers an efficient means for operators to migrate their networks to LTE. E
According to the Sub-Saharan Africa appendix of the Ericsson Mobility Report, WCDMA/HSPA combined with LTE will account for almost 80% of subscriptions in the region by the end of 2021. In addition, data usage will grow 15 times from current levels, with LTE subscriptions growing 28 times.
Ebenezer Twum Asante, CEO, MTN Ghana, said: "MTN Ghana is happy to roll out its LTE services. Our customers are looking for world-class data access that is capable of meeting all their unique connectivity requirements and we are excited at the opportunity to provide them this latest technology."
