Two months after officially launching its operations in Ghana, Surfline is up for an award at this year’s edition of the Africa Communications Awards, scheduled to take place on 12th of November, 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Surfline has been shortlisted for the award in the ‘Breakthrough LTE Development’ category for successfully deploying the first 4G LTE network in Ghana and having the single largest 4G LTE deployment in Africa.
Described as the digital industry’s most anticipated awards event in Africa, the seventh Africa Communications Awards will focus on innovation and celebrate businesses that are leading the way in breaking new fronts in technology, within their markets and the continent at large.
[contextly_sidebar id=”BJXpRXgdmb0QJifO4sZ0QiTeazBDPtaH”]Speaking on the awards, Chief Executive Officer of Surfline, Dr, Yaw Akoto, said “we are excited that our drive and efforts to redefine the data experience in Ghana is already being acknowledged in just a little over two months after launch. This recognition will bolster our efforts to shape technology and ICT in Ghana and the rest of the continent eventually.”
The other categories for recognition at this year’s awards are the Best App for Africa, Best connectivity Solutions for Africa, Best cost efficiency solution for Africa, Best device for Africa, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Mobile Money Service, Best Network Improvement, Best Pan African initiative, Changing lives award, excellence in customer experience management, most innovative service and VSAT innovations for Africa.
Data usage in Ghana is said to be the focus for most providers as penetration rates keep increasing.
Analyst have said this is mainly as a result of the increase in the use of mobile devices in the country.
Since 2008, data has grown quite rapidly from mainly on SAT 3 fibre optic cable to 3G.
“Within the same period internet penetration had also grown from 7 to 24 percent in 2014, with the democratisation of internet to ensure they were readily available to homes and offices,’’ according to the CEO of Vodafone Ghana.
By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom/citifmonline.com/Ghana