Sam George calls for rural telephony sites to be upgraded to 4G
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has called for all Rural Telephony Project sites across Ghana to be upgraded to at least 4G to improve connectivity in rural communities. He said rural residents should no longer have to depend on outdated network technologies at a […]
Ghana's Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, is urging the upgrade of all Rural Telephony Project sites across the country to at least 4G connectivity. This comes as part of efforts to improve rural telecommunications and keep up with the rapid advancements in network technologies.
George made this call during a connectivity monitoring exercise in the Eastern Region, where the state of the infrastructure and connectivity challenges were assessed. The Minister noted that 2G and 3G connectivity are no longer sufficient, as the world has moved towards more advanced technologies like 5G and potentially 6G. He emphasized that Ghana must invest in rural telephony infrastructure as it does in roads and hospitals, and make a decision to convert all rural telephony sites to at least a 4G standard.
Technical considerations such as line of sight are crucial when selecting locations for rural telephony infrastructure. In the Dampong site, George assured residents that offline sites due to technical issues would be restored. He also highlighted that upgrading infrastructure would reduce network congestion and improve mobile services, potentially making rural communications services cheaper than those in urban areas by the first quarter of 2027.
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