New Market Research Report: Ghana Telecommunications Report Q1 2015

The NCA's plan to license MVNO players in Ghana's already crowded mobile market will push price competition to unsustainable levels. This will encourage operators to seek further cost efficiencies and could trigger consolidation among the smaller players.

Key Data

* The Ghanaian mobile market grew by 2% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q314, compared to q-o-q growth of 1.9% in the previous quarter.
* The mobile data market grew by 7.5% q-o-q in Q214, down sharply from 25.8% q-o-q growth in Q114. The market is driven by expanding network coverage, falling tariffs and availability of low-cost smartphones.
* The fixed-line market contracted by 2.2% q-o-q in Q314 and 6.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the 12 months to September 2014. Q314 was the sixth consecutive quarter of contraction, indicating that fixed-to-mobile substitution is gaining pace.

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Risk/Reward Index

Ghana dropped one place to fifth position in BMI's Risk/Reward Index table. Ghana's best score is in the industry rewards category, reflecting the limited state interest in the telecoms sector and the high level of regulatory independence in the country. The country's lowest rating is still in the Industry Rewards category, where it is held back by increasing market saturation and strong downward pressure on ARPUs despite increased penetration of mobile data services.

Key Trends And Developments

Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) plans to create four new licensing categories and will reportedly begin accepting bids for each category soon. The NCA opened a public consultation on the proposed new licensing framework with a deadline of December 8 2014. The three new categories, which BMI understands will complement existing mobile network operator licences, are:

Fixed Access Service Licence (fixed telephony, broadband and other value-added services)

Wholesale Carrier Services; and,

Mobile Virtual Network Licence (MVNO)

The Ghanaian government announced in its 2015 budget that it would...

The Ghana Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Ghana's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Ghana Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Ghana.

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