NCA removes NGIC’s exclusive rights over Ghana’s wholesale 5G infrastructure

“The Authority has concluded that the public interest is better served by a competitive wholesale 5G market that promotes investment, innovation, network resilience, service quality and wider access to advanced communications services,” the statement said.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has amended the Wholesale Electronic Communications Infrastructure (Telecommunications) Licence issued to Next Gen Infraco Limited (NGIC), removing the condition that granted the company exclusive rights to operate as Ghana’s sole provider of wholesale 5G infrastructure.

The exclusivity condition was part of the regulatory framework established to support the development of a national wholesale 5G network and gave NGIC the sole right to own and operate wholesale 5G infrastructure in Ghana.