Zain, Ericsson join forces to provide 3.5G in rural Ghana
Working with the Millennium Villages Project, in collaboration between the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ericsson and Zain have deployed mobile communications services in the Amansie-West district of the Ashanti region of Ghana.
The Bonsaaso cluster of Millennium Villages consists of six distinct villages namely; Bonsaaso, Watreso, Datano, Keniago, Takorase and Asamang, with an estimated population of 5,000 residents per village. These villages are in a largely rural area of the country and are some of the poorest regions of Ghana. The project will enable them to work towards achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were endorsed by all world leaders in 2000.
Chris Gabriel, CEO Zain Africa says the company is collaborating with Ericsson to provide communications solutions that will help to improve the quality of life for people in one of the remotest parts of Ghana.
