CSquared, the leading pan-African technology company building open-access broadband infrastructure, today announced the renewal of its operating licence in Ghana by the National Communications Authority (NCA), reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to Ghana and its broader West African backbone expansion strategy.
The licence renewal gives CSquared the regulatory platform to scale its infrastructure investments across the region, where the company is building a high-capacity, cross-border fibre network to strengthen regional connectivity and digital resilience.
Over the past decade, CSquared Ghana has deployed 1,928 km of fibre infrastructure across the country, comprising 1,070 km of metropolitan fibre serving Accra, Tema, Kasoa, Kumasi, and Takoradi, and an 858 km national backbone.
This infrastructure supports mobile network operators, internet service providers, enterprises, data centres, and public institutions, and serves as a critical node within a broader regional network the company describes as a digital superhighway across West Africa.
The Accra to Lagos corridor is live and expanding westward from Abidjan to Monrovia, with the long-term goal of interconnecting all 15 ECOWAS markets, bridging coastal and landlocked countries with scalable, high-capacity connectivity.
Ghana’s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, launched in November 2024, sets Universal Access and Connectivity as its foundational pillar, with national targets spanning mobile broadband expansion, fixed broadband coverage, and AI-enabled public services. CSquared’s network is part of the infrastructure required to deliver those targets.
“This renewal reinforces Ghana’s position as a key hub within our West African network strategy,” said Estelle Akofio-Sowah, West Africa Regional Director at CSquared. “Ghana is a critical anchor market in a much larger regional ecosystem built to carry high-capacity connectivity across borders.”
CSquared is also extending international capacity through its role as landing partner for the Equiano subsea cable in Togo, connecting the regional terrestrial backbone to one of the highest-capacity submarine systems serving Africa and opening lower-latency international routes for operators and enterprises across the region.
“We have built one of the most extensive fibre networks in West Africa and we are expanding its reach,” said Ian Paterson, CEO of CSquared. “Ghana sits at the centre of that network. Combined with our subsea position in Togo, this licence renewal provides the platform to extend that reach further and support the operators and institutions that depend on it.”
The renewal supports CSquared’s continued investment in Ghana’s digital infrastructure and its role in the country’s long-term digital development priorities.
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About CSquared
CSquared is a pan-African technology company, committed to a digitally connected Africa by making impactful investments into open-access broadband infrastructure across the continent. CSquared provides wholesale broadband infrastructure that enables hyperscalers, mobile network operators, and internet service providers to deliver high-quality broadband access.
With active operations in Ghana, Togo, Liberia, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and ongoing expansion across West Africa, CSquared is building resilient fiber networks that power digital transformation and economic growth across the continent.
