MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana have entered into an agreement to implement a national roaming service in Ghana.
With this agreement, MTN and Vodafone will start piloting this roaming service in the Volta Region.
What this means is that when users on the Vodafone network enter an area where there is no coverage, the user will automatically be switched to the MTN network for continued usage.
This pilot is believed to be the first step to a bigger plan by Government to have a full national roaming regime amongst all operators in the country.
Patricia Obo-Nai, CEO of Vodafone Ghana in a statement said “the implementation of national roaming will enable Vodafone Ghana customers to stay connected in areas outside our current locations of coverage. This is especially important for rural communities as national roaming invariably provides a greater choice of network providers.
“We believe strongly that the collaboration in the Volta Region is a positive step, and working together with the Government, the regulator and MTN Ghana, we look forward to extending the national roaming service beyond the Volta Region in due course”, she added.
“This agreement is a milestone for the industry and is in line with our Ambition 2025 strategic intent of “Leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress” CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, said.
“MTN fully supports the Government’s National Roaming plans. We acknowledge that national roaming will extend network coverage for Ghanaians nationwide and support the growth of the Ghana Telecommunications industry. Our Engineers have worked tirelessly to test and develop solutions to various challenges encountered along the journey and we are excited about what lies ahead in this partnership with Vodafone Ghana.” Mr. Adadevoh added.
Over the coming months, the outcome of the pilot would be instrumental in the development of the next phase of the partnership to cover more complex technical configurations for nationwide roaming on either network.
