Ghana awards 5G licenses to Telecel and MTN after monopoly model fails

Ghana scrapped Next Gen Infraco's exclusive wholesale 5G concession over rollout delays and granted spectrum licenses to Telecel Group and MTN Group. Telecel took three 2.3 GHz lots and plans a December launch, while MTN bought two 700 MHz and three 3 GHz lots at about $100 million per 15-year license.

• Only 49 5G sites went live by March versus a 1,200 target for 2027
• Telecel acquired three 2.3 GHz lots and plans to launch in December
• MTN bought two 700 MHz and three 3 GHz lots at ~$100m each
• Orange is in talks to buy Telecel Group's 70% stake in Telecel Ghana