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.)
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Ghana is found in Western Africa