4th SG13 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Future Networks for a better Africa: IMT-2020, Trust, Cloud Computing and Big Data” (Accra, Ghana, 14-15 March 2016) Roadmap To IMT 2020 in Ghana Thomas Daniel Hayford Deputy Manager, National Communication Authority , Thomas.Hayford@nca.org.gh

CONTENT LICENSE REGIME INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WCDMA COVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF LTE COVERAGE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY MARKET SHARE QoS/QoE MEASUREMENT OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IMT REQUIREMENT IMT 2020 EXPECTATIONS FREQUENCY AVAILABILITY

LICENSE REGIME Before 1992, Fixed Network Service Was the Only form of Voice Telecommunication Service Available. First Mobile Service was Lunched in 1992. GSM was Launched in Ghana By Scancom in 1996 Ghana Telecom in 2000 Millicom in 2002 First WCDMA Network launched in 2008 Five Mobile Operators have been Operating WCDMA since 2011 LTE network Licenses were issued in 2013.

INFRASTACTURE Over 8024 2G Macro BTS Over 4935 Macro 3G Sites Detached PSTN Over 32 RNC across the country Satellite TV 2 EPC 6 National Fiber Ring Future 5G Small Macro Nodes Converged TV/Fixed Lines Converged platform for both Mobile and fixed lines

WCDMA COVERAGE

LTE- National Coverage (%)

LTE COVERAGE IN ACCRA

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY July August September October November December Operator July August September October November December Market Share EXPRESSO 45,323 47,680 48,567 48178 0.27% MILLICOM (TIGO) 2573236 2594945 2633937 2655929 2692510 2732863 15.16% SCANCOM (MTN) 8140214 8205700 8298114 8404777 8477791 8634914 47.89% VODAFONE MOBILE 3010818 3093210 3148350 3235522 3237643 3316343 18.39% AIRTEL- MOBILE 2537488 2628112 2768950 2879431 15.97% GLO MOBILE LTD 548587 522014 496332 478593 448762 419459 2.33% TOTAL Data Subscribers 16,855,666 17,089,304 17,770,406 17,591,451 18,142,916 14,666,667

Mobile data market shares

QoS/QoE MEASURMENT QoS/QOE KPIs and target have been enshrined in all licenses The Authority receives and verifies Performance Report from all licensed operators. The Authority has been conducting Independent QoS Monitoring and publishing results since August 2009 The NCA has been conducting QoE Survey to measure consumer satisfaction. In addition to the traditional way of accessing End-to-End QoS, the Authority in consultation with stakeholders will have to develop conventional ways i.e developing specific standards for the hybrid mobile network, wireless and wireline networks.

OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES Fiber Cuts ………………….95% Hardware………………….1% Power Failure……………..4%

REQUIREMENTS Increased Speed Seamless Wireless Connection Reduced Operational Cost Energy Efficiency Spectrum Efficiency Experts in major fields like the Trust network, Network Softwarization.

IMT 2020 EXPECTATIONS

IMT 2020 Expectations

SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY NCA will conduct to decide Spectrum Allocation guided by WRC resolutions. IMT Identified Bands (Short Term) WRC 15 AI 1.1

Will Ghana be Ready ? Looking at the high volume of Data transfer involved will there be secured and protective storage. The challenges with regulatory issues with regards to the emergence of Ubiquitous Networks How informed are consumers on IoT Do we have the experts in IMT 2020 specific areas

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