With the government announcing its intentions to build out the 5G network within the next six months, internet users in Ghana can now look forward to quicker and more economically priced mobile data.

At a news conference on Thursday, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister for Communications and Digitalization, made this announcement.

She revealed that the business that was granted a 5G license in Ghana, Next-Gen InfraCo (NGIC), plans to roll out internet services throughout the nation within the allotted time frame before expanding to other African countries.

She goes on to say that NGIC is a partnership established by the Ghanaian government and seven additional partners.

These include two carriers, AT Ghana and Telecel Ghana, as well as Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia, and Tech Mahindra.

The minister claims that Microsoft, a major global tech company, has also shown interest in the project and that talks will shortly start.

The organization would be the first 5G Mobile Broadband Shared Infrastructure Entity to construct a statewide 4G/5G network, stated the Minister of Communication and Digitalization.

By accelerating digital agenda drives in Ghana’s healthcare, education, and digital payment activities, the rollout of 5G internet services seeks to close the digital divide and advance financial inclusion.

“NGIC’s equity will be held by the public of Ghana, Ascend Digital, K-NET, all mobile operators in Ghana and other private investors including the technology providers who may wish to join the consortium,” she stated.

Furthermore, as communications service providers (CSPs) seek to engage enterprise and consumer markets with expanded digital services, the multiplayer relationship will assist NGIC throughout the whole deployment of network infrastructure and related services.