Following the disruption in internet data services, Ghana is expected to experience poor internet services for at least 5 weeks. The country’s National Communications Authority (NCA) made this information public.
The four (4) subsea cable landing service providers (ACE, MainOne, SAT-3, and WACS) and the three (3) mobile network operators (AT, MTN, and Telecel) affected by the disruption in internet services were at the meeting.
The update on Poor Internet Connectivity and Data Will Last At Least 5 Weeks is worrying news as many businesses will not be able to make sales and everyday communication needs will be shut down.
The internet disruption in Ghana and other countries is costing the government, businesses, and individuals a lot of lost business and revenue while clients in these countries cannot access services provided on the internet.
The latest update on the internet disruption in Ghana and how long it will take to return services to the best possible means businesses and individuals who depend on the internet to work and to serve clients will have a tough time providing services.
Banks, online shopping sites, online payment systems, online news portals, and students assessing online degrees at home and abroad are just a few of the individuals and collective bodies that will be hard hit.
The government cannot run away from the negative implications of poor internal services. With government dignification of services, the government is going to lose revenue needed so badly since the citizens have no internet to access these services and pay for them.
The Internet is critical for all countries and their modern economies. It is a key resource heavily relied on by the government for communication and trade with its trade partners across the globe and other countries.
The internet has always silenced the physical barriers created by distance. Its disruption makes governments feel the impact of the absence of the internet in the slate trade era and in the days when it was difficult to communicate without sending mail by horses and birds. The disruption of the internet for these African countries means a loss of productivity and a decline in gross domestic product (GDP).
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Businesses may have to turn to manual processes as much as possible to provide services to clients. Financial institutions such as banks, which have interconnected data from their branches across Ghana and beyond, will have challenges accessing external data over the internet.