Ghana to begin deployment of 5G by close of 2026 – Communications Minister

“A farmer in a 2G community can call the markets to ask about prizes but she cannot on that same connection, list her products on a digital marketplace or receive a real-time weather advisory from the Ghana Meteorological Agency or draw down on a mobile banking loan,” Mr George stated.

He said a significant number of the cell sites serving the nation’s rural and remote communities still run on legacy 2G and 3G technology, stating that that older network adequately carries voice and text messages, which could not support the rigours of mobile money transactions, digital agricultural extension advice, e-leaning platforms or telemedicine consultations that increasingly defined their full participation in Ghana’s digital economy.07, GNA – Mr Samuel Nartey George, the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, has announced that the National Communications Authority (NCA) is scheduled to complete a 5G spectrum assignment before the end of 2026, and begin its deployment.