Introduction
How is the communication system in Ghana? Here, Broadcast media include state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Ghana
| Internet country code | .gh |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 78,371 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 0.3 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 22.44 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 68% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Challenged by unreliable electricity and shortage of skilled labor, Ghana seeks to extend telecom services nationally; investment in fiber infrastructure and off-grid solutions provide data coverage to over 23 million people; launch of LTE has improved mobile data services, including m-commerce and banking; moderately competitive Internet market, most through mobile networks; international submarine cables, and terrestrial cables have improved Internet capacity; LTE services are widely available; the relatively high cost of 5G-compatible devices also inhibits most subscribers from migrating from 3G and LTE platforms (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line data less than 1 per 100 subscriptions; mobile-cellular subscriptions 123 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 233; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, MainOne, ACE, WACS and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South and West Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors; GhanaSat-1 nanosatellite launched in 2017 (2017) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 330,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | (2022 est.) less than 1 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 40.045 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 120 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Ghana
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