Spacefon

For well over a decade, MTN (hitherto known as Spacefon, then Areeba) has been the market leader in Ghana in terms of running the most sophisticated cellular network, and offering more useful value added services than its competitors.

Mobile Africa 2009

For well over a decade, MTN (hitherto known as Spacefon, then Areeba) has been the market leader in Ghana in terms of running the most sophisticated cellular network, and offering more useful value added services than its competitors.

Mobile Africa 2009

For Ghana Telecom however, the problem is lack of interconnect pipes to accommodate the traffic from Spacefon which is the leading GSM operator in the country.

Mobile Africa 2009

But the most difficult currently is for calls between the Ghana Telecom network and Spacefon.

Mobile Africa 2009

Spacefon thinks that Ghana Telecom wants to sabotage it by refusing to open its network to it.

Mobile Africa 2009

In the face of the arguments between Ghana Telecom and Spacefon, the National Communications Authority NCA, which regulates telecommunications services in Ghana remains adamant.

Mobile Africa 2009

Today, while Spacefon sells its SIMs for about 170,000 cedis (about N3400) One Touch sells its SIMs for about 750,000 cedis (about N15,000).

Mobile Africa 2009

Spacefon has over the months been engaged in a war of words with the Ghana Telecom over the lack of interconnect between their networks.

Mobile Africa 2009

Spacefon is the dorminant GSM network in Ghana with over 120,000 lines.

Mobile Africa 2009

They are Ghana Telecom, the state operator which offers both GSM and fixed services; Scancom, the leading GSM operator with its Spacefon brand; Kasapa with its Kasapa brand and Milicom which has the Buzz GSM phone brand.

Mobile Africa 2009