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iBurst Africa launches “place Ghana
back on the ISP map!” promotion
Accra, July 28, Ghanadot/GNA – The Management of iBurst
Africa, a high speed wireless broadband company, has
reiterated their commitment to ensuring that the internet is
more easily accessible to the average Ghanaian.
To make this commitment real, the company is embarking on a
promotion dubbed “Place Ghana back on the ISP map,” to
enhance access of individuals, companies and organisations
to internet connections.
The two-week promotion, which began on July 25, will see
significant reductions of between 30% and 60% in the prices
of two products, the iBlink and the UTD modems, in a bid to
“place Ghana back on the ISP map” as the leading provider of
internet services.
“iBurst Africa intends to make available its excellent and
competitively priced products and services through this
promotion for users to be able to access the internet,
whilst at home, in the office, in educational institutions
and even when on the move,” a statement signed by Mr
Benjamin Ofori, Country Marketing Manager, iBurst Africa
said.
“We are seeking to place Ghana back on the ISP map of Africa
as the country with the highest number of internet users by
offering “serious” reductions on two of our products – the
iBlink and the UTD modems. It is also a chance to reward
customers who missed out on our “irresistible June
promotion, which, by the way, was a huge success,” it added.
Two hundred lucky customers who purchase iBurst Africa’s
iBlink modem previously sold at GHC550 will now enjoy a 60%
discount and pay only GHC220.
The UTD modem is the second product in the promotion. It is
usually sold at GHC290 but is now going for GHC200, a
discount of 30% for the first 200 customers.
Ghana, formerly a pioneer in internet service provision in
West Africa, has been overtaken by Senegal and Nigeria, a
global survey Internet Service Providers undertaken this
year has revealed.
The reasons for this regression are many and varied but the
constraints that arise from a lack of consistent effort at
implementing a national ICT strategy as well as the absence
of a comprehensive infrastructural backbone are responsible
for this situation.
Besides, the high cost associated with accessing the
internet is a major factor impeding the growth of this very
critical sector.
“This latter constraint is what has compelled iBurst Africa
to contribute towards reversing the trend of declining
internet penetration in Ghana by launching its “place Ghana
back on the ISP map” campaign,” a statement said.
The services of iBurst Africa are currently available in
Accra and Tema however the planned roll-out to other major
cities is on course. It is envisaged to reach Kumasi by
December.
GNA
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