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Ghana's National Information Technology Agency (NITA) will upgrade its current WIMAX networks to the newer Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies, a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals, by the end of this year.

The move forms part of an agreement which it has signed with China's Huawei Technologies to implement the second phase of Ghana's e-Government network which is expected to witness the roll-out of 30 more Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), bringing NITA's total stations to 60 across the country.

Read more: Ghana To Upgrade Wireless Communication From WIMAX To Newer LTE Standard

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) would upgrade its WIMAX networks to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies, a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals, by the end of this year.

The move forms part of an agreement signed with Huawei Technologies to implement the second phase of the eGovernment network which is expected to witness the roll out of 30 more Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) bringing NITA’s total stations to 60 across the country.

This is contained in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Tuesday.

Read more: GH: NITA deploys long term evolution technologies by close of 2012

The Network of Communication Reporters (NCR) in commemoration of this year's World Telecommunication Day, has congratulated Ghanaian women who have blazed the trail in telecommunications and ICT development in the country.

In a statement signed on Thursday by Charles Benoni Okine, Dean of the Network to mark Day, the Network said the achievements of the women called for institutional encouragement of more girls to acquire telecommunication and ICT knowledge for the benefit of the country.

Read more: NCR commends Ghanaian women, girls in telecom/ICT sector

The Electoral Commission has said persons found to have inadvertently registered twice in the just ended biometric voter’s registration exercise will have one of their voter identity cards reclaimed and destroyed.

According to the Electoral Commission, the names of the persons who registered more than once would be published in the dailies so they can come forward with the extra cards for the EC to determine why and how the double registration occurred.

Read more: GH: EC to publish names of double registrants

Government is training a critical mass of Information Technology and Information Management personnel to be deployed in the public service.

Mr Ernest Attuquaye Armah, Deputy Minister of Communication announced this at the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day observed in Accra on Thursday. It is on the theme: "Women and Girls in ICT".

He said the deployment formed part of the Ghana Public Service Information Technology and Information Management scheme of Service to guide and regulate the recruitment of personnel.

Read more: GH: Government trains personnel in Information Technology and Management

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