Tigo Further Invests $24 Million To Expand Network

In its effort to improve network coverage and data connectivity for its customers, Tigo Ghana has injected USD$24 million into 140 new cell sites across the country.

The 24 million dollar project is one of several other investments Tigo Ghana is embarking upon to improve network resilience and the first phase is expected to end by September this year.

150 more cell sites would be added in the second phase by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

Briefing journalists in Accra, Mr. Ronald Reddick, the Chief Technical and Information Officer of Tigo said the huge investment in the cell sites had become necessary due to huge traffic on the network.

"When you have a good cell site, a lot of things work right for the customer. Everything from quick call, the set up and dialing, good data experience, fast downloads, YouTube, whatssap and videos show up really quick and all that".

He stated that 70 percent of the capital would be invested in new cell sites in Accra alone.

Ronald Reddick also stated that Battery thefts at cell sites havebeen a major concern for the company.

He averred that Tigo Ghana has so far recorded 900 stolen batteries from cell sites running into close to one million dollars in losses.

"They are actually quite intelligent with how they do it such that it doesn't set off the alarms and we won't know that they are missing until the site goes down. I don't think we will ever pass on such cost onto the consumer although it increases our operational cost a little bit".