MTN Sets Up Data And Switch Centers In Ghana

 

 As part of its moves to bolster its presence on the continent by explioting strategic African markets, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana has established three switch and data centres aimed at improving the user experience of its customer base by improving voice and data services.

One of the new stores, located at the Osu Mall in Accra, is the first of its kind in Ghana and it is primed to deliver provide experiential data services, high-end handsets, laptops, phone accessories, modems and other electronic gadgets.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Serame Taukobong, while launching the Data Store, said; “Leading the delivery of a bold new digital world includes giving people the opportunity to truly experience the benefits of digitization and this event here today is in line with that vision.

He added that the store was the first of about 20 data stores the company intends to open in the country by 2015.

Beyond setting up the data center, MTN has recently committed $90 million into the 14,000 km West African Cable System (WACS) and rolled out more than 11,000 3G sites across the country.