HISTORY OF GHANA
Located in the subregion of West Africa, the country is boarded by the Ivory Coast and Togo to the west and east respectively. Also called the Republic of Ghana, this country was the first in Africa to develop or launch the mobile network broadband services in 1992. Joining hands with Vodafone, the company was rebranded as the Vodafone Ghana in April 2009. Other competitive operators are MTN, Tigo, and Zain.
INTERNET PROVIDERS
There are main three internet providers in Ghana amongst the many. These three are:
- MTN
- Vodafone
- Airtel Tigo
MTN DATA PACKAGES:
MTN has been a major network operator in Ghana. The MTN is the major internet service provider in Ghana that has rolled out the 4G LTE network connection. The activation code for all the packages is the same which is *138*1#. The internet packages and their prices are as follows:
- 25MB charges are GHc 0.50 for 1-day of activation
- 1GB costs about GHc 10 for 1-day of activation
- 1GB stands at GHc 20 for 30 days of activation
- 5GB costs about GHc 40 for 30 days of activation
- The price of 6GB is GHc 80 with 45 days activation
- 10GB stands at GHc 120 for 45 days activation
- 100GB costs about GHc 300 for 30 days of activation
- 200GB stands at GHc 399 for 30 days activation
VODAFONE DATA PACKAGES:
Vodafone provides 3G and 4G LTE internet data packages. Partnering with Surfline Communications, the company has started to provide 4G LTE services across various cities. The data package information is as follows:
- 25MB charges are GHc 0.50 for 1-day of activation with their code as *700*65#
- 1GB with a price of GHc 5 with an activation code of *700*15# for 1-day
- The price of 2.5GB is GHc 10 for 1-day and the activation code is *700*57#
- 600MB charges are GHc 6 for 7 days of activation with their code as *700*30#
- 3GB with a price of GHc 12 with an activation code of *700*31# for 7 days
- 3GB per month charges are GHc 60 for 30 days of activation with their code as *700*38#
- 40GB per month charges are GHc 249 for 30 days of activation with their code as *700*48#
AIRTEL TIGO DATA PACKAGES:
The Airtel company merged with the Tigo in 2017. The company has a market share of around 26% and is the 2nd largest operator in the telecom industry in the country. The activation code across all packages are *500#. The available packages listed below do not expire until used completely.
- 25MB costs about GHc 0.5
- 65MB costs about GHc 1 and has a starch card of 80MB
- 150MB costs about GHc 2 with a starch card of 200MB
- 550MB costs about GHc 5 and has a starch card of 650MB
- 5GB costs about GHc 10 with a starch card of 2GB
Ghana was ranked in the first position in Africa in terms of the broadband network penetration rate in 2013. The penetration rate increased from 7% to 23% in a span of one year (2010 to 2011).
MTN Ghana Data Packages
| Data | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 25 MB | 24 hours | GHc 0.50 |
| 50 MB | GHc 1 | |
| 120 MB | GHc 2 | |
| 500 MB | GHc 3 | |
| 25 MB | 7 days | GHc 1 |
| 60 MB | GHc 2 | |
| 180 MB | GHc 3 | |
| 300 MB | GHc 5 | |
| 1 GB | GHc 10 | |
| 400 MB | 30 days | GHc 10 |
| 1 GB | GHc 20 | |
| 2.5 GB | GHc 40 | |
| 4 GB | GHc 60 | |
| 6 GB | 45 days | GHc 80 |
| 10 GB | GHc 120 | |
| 15 GB | GHc 150 | |
| 100 GB | 30 days | GHc 300 |
| 150 GB | GHc 349 | |
| 200 GB | GHc 399 |
Vodafone Ghana Data Packages
| Data | Time | Price | Activation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 MB | 24 hours | GHc 0.50 | *700*65# |
| 130 MB | GHc 2 | *700*24# | |
| 550 MB | GHc 3 | *700*28# | |
| 1 GB | GHc 5 | *700*15# | |
| 2.5 GB | GHc 10 | *700*57# | |
| 100 MB | 7 days | GHc 2 | *700*27# |
| 600 MB | GHc 6 | *700*30# | |
| 1.3 GB | GHc 12 | *700*31# | |
| 3 GB | GHc 20 | *700*59# | |
| 5 GB | GHc 30 | *700*60# | |
| 550 MB | 30 days | GHc 10 | *700*32# |
| 2 GB | GHc 20 | *700*34# | |
| 4.8 GB | GHc 40 | *700*37# | |
| 7.3 GB | GHc 60 | *700*38# | |
| 13.3 GB | GHc 100 | *700*40# | |
| 20 GB | GHc 149 | *700*45# | |
| 40 GB | GHc 249 | *700*48# |
AirtelTigo (merged between Airtel and Tigo) Data Packages
| Price | by code | by scratch card |
|---|---|---|
| GHc 0.5 | 25 MB | n./a. |
| GHc 1 | 65 MB | 80 MB |
| GHc 2 | 150 MB | 200 MB |
| GHc 5 | 550 MB | 650 MB |
| GHc 10 | 1.5 GB | 2 GB |
| GHc 20 | 4 GB | 5 GB |
| GHc 50 | 10 GB | n./a. |
GLO Globacom Ghana Data Packages
| Data | Time | Price | Activation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 MB | 1 day | GHc 0.50 | *127*16# |
| 100 MB | GHc 1 | *127*1# | |
| 300 MB | GHc 2 | *127*12# | |
| 750 MB | GHc 3 | *127*18# | |
| 300 MB | 3 days | GHc 3 | *127*17# |
| 3.75 GB | GHc 10 | *127*24# | |
| 50 MB | 7 days | GHc 1 | *127*10# |
| 200 MB | GHc 2 | *127*12# | |
| 350 MB | GHc 3 | *127*13# | |
| 700 MB | GHc 5 | *127*2# | |
| 1.7 GB | 30 days | GHc 10 | *127*14# |
| 3 GB | GHc 15 | *127*4# | |
| 4.2 GB | GHc 20 | *127*22# | |
| 5.5 GB | GHc 25 | *127*15# | |
| 7 GB | GHc 30 | *127*65# | |
| 10 GB | GHc 40 | *127*5# | |
| 15 GB | GHc 50 | *127*3# | |
| 20 GB | GHc 60 | *127*6# | |
| 30 GB | 60 days | GHc 80 | *127*33# |
| 40 GB | 90 days | GHc 100 | *127*19# |
| 75 GB | GHc 150 | *127*7# |
Busy Data Packages
| Data | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 250 MB | 7 days | GHc 7 |
| Uncapped | GHc 75 | |
| Uncapped | 15 days | GHc 150 |
| 2 GB | 30 days | GHc 19 |
| 5 GB | GHc 35 | |
| 10 GB | GHc 65 | |
| 25 GB | GHc 140 | |
| 50 GB | GHc 225 | |
| 75 GB | GHc 260 | |
| Uncapped | GHc 295 | |
| 100 GB | 60 days | GHc 299 |
| 200 GB | GHc 399 |