Afriwave Telecom has entered into a strategic partnership with Huawei Technologies, a global leader in ICT solutions to deliver on the services under the Interconnect Clearing House (ICH) license issued by the National Communications Authority (NCA).
The partnership is a consolidation of a mutually beneficial cooperation that combines the superior local telecom industry capabilities of the Afriwave team and the agility and resourcefulness of Huawei Technologies.
Huawei's IT products, solutions and smart devices have been well tested in 170 countries worldwide and currently serves 45 of the top 50 telecommunications companies worldwide.
In Ghana, Huawei provides managed services for some of the leading mobile telecom operators.
Under the Afriwave project, Huawei will deliver the full core network within a resilient and fully redundant architecture, which is being deployed in a phased manner to deliver seamless connectivity.
A statement from Afriwave quoted the CEO, Philip Sowah as saying “the collaboration opens up an exciting new chapter in the journey of both companies as it brings together our respective expertise and channels it towards the achievement of our strategic objectives such as helping Government of Ghana realize its revenues by monitoring and validating government revenues in accordance with Act 786 (International Incoming Traffic).”
Philip Sowah said Afriwave and Huawei will continue with the phased approach of delivering on their mandate because that is the most prudent way of delivering a world class system while mitigating any potential risks.
The Managing Director for Huawei Technologies, Ghana, Russell Xu also said – “Huawei is excited about the partnership and we are motivated to use our expertise and ensure Afriwave delivers on the ICH to meet all expectations.”
“As an innovative industry leader that is committed to world - class ICT solutions, we will employ latest industry standard technologies to support Afriwave on this project.” Mr. Xu added.
Story by Ghana | Samuel Dowuona | [email protected]


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