A US$30m data center and Wide Area Network (WAN) in Ghana, being built for the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), is almost complete.
Once finished it will link all government agencies, including schools, hospitals, immigration and its police force, together on the one platform.
A report by the Ghana Business Review said both are expected to launch in July this year.
Weiterlesen: Ghanaian government data center almost complete
It said the WACS cable, which was expected to go commercial in early 2012, had 15 terminal stations along route and was the first ultra high capacity submarine cable system deploying next generation technology to connect Ghana (West Africa) to Europe northward and southbound connecting along the continental coast terminating in South Africa.
Weiterlesen: GH: Submarine cable to improve telecommunication lands in Accra
Touted as the largest design capacity submarine cable to land on the African Continent, the WACS landing will mean increased network capacity for Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) subscribers and an additional diversity for its enterprise customers' Internet Protocol (IP), data and voice communication needs.
This system is to facilitate and reduce the cost of connecting the west coast of Africa into the high-speed global telecommunications network.
Following this feat, millions of MTN subscribers across the continent will get closer to receiving the broadband windfall upon completion of the project.
Weiterlesen: MTN's cable system makes successful landing in Ghana
He said local companies had been largely left out of the booming ICT sector and underscored the need for the new policy to provide opportunities for them.
Mr. Iddrisu made the call at the launch of the National ICT Policy Review Forum in Accra yesterday.
Weiterlesen: GH: ‘Factor Local Content In National ICT Policy’