Nigerian player Glo Mobile has been awarded Ghana’s

sixth mobile operating license. According to the

operator, it was informed in a letter of the decision by

the Ghanaian telecoms regulator the National

Communications Authority (NCA) that its local unit Glo

Mobile Ghana had been declared the winner of the GSM

license. Other players thought to have been involved in

the ‘beauty contest’ for the sixth license included

Global Trade Imex, TechnoEdge Ghana, Teylium Telecom

International, TransAtlantic Industries and Warid

Telecom International.