Telecommunication companies urged to adopt cutting edge technologies

Telecommunication companies in the country have been urged to adopt cutting edge technologies to boost the activities of individuals and businesses in the country.
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, who made the appeal in Accra pointed to the fact that Ghanaians wanted to be in a technologically driven society, and would no more compromise any shortcomings from telecommunication service providers.
"Ghana has to catch up, we cannot afford to wait but jump onto the changing phases of the telecommunication technology", he said.
He expressed the expectation that all telecommunication companies would provide not just the basic services in the industry but cutting edge technologies that would adequately enhance the activities of individuals and businesses in the country.
Mr Lindsay was speaking at the launch of a pre-registration project of prospective customers of Zain Ghana Limited, one of the new entrants in the telecommunication industry in Ghana.
"I look forward to see all our service providers jumping the technological gap, so that we may not have to call over and over again before our calls go through", he urged, and appealed to Zain to give their customers value for their money.
The pre-resgistration was to provide customers the opportunity to log onto the network by choosing their own preferred numbers before chips for the services were rolled out.
The Country Manager of Zain Ghana Limited, Mr Sowah, said they had prepared and would not compromise on the quality of their services.
"Zain stands for quality and good customer services because we value our customers more than anything else" he stated, adding that the company had one of the best innovative services in the industry that most of its competitors lacked.
The "One Network", Mr Sowah said, was one of their services that allowed customers to use their network in any country where they were located without paying for roaming services, but local call rates.
He further gave the assurance that Zain would deliver on its promises as it intended to implement some of the most superior technological services found in most advanced economies around the world.
That, he noted, signified their appreciation of their customers and their commitment to making them a part of the global Zain family.
He said Ghana was an integral part of the Zain family, as they had invested a lot in the country and did not, therefore, intend to leave the country any time soon.