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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=095150214-24082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Interesting, hope the 'price wars' in Kenya
extend to data services...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GHANA HAS been ranked
number one in Africa for internet speed, thanks to Vodafone <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:country-region>’s launch of its 4MB speed capacity, which
is <st1:place w:st="on">West Africa</st1:place>’s fastest consumer internet
cafés’ broadband package. <BR><BR>Aside being ranked number one in Africa, Ghana
has also moved from the 176th position, globally, to 52nd for downloads and 11th
for uploads, according to speedtest.net, an independent global broadband speed
test analyzer, powered by Ookla the global leader in broadband speed testing and
web-based network diagnostic applications.<BR><BR>Ookla’s test engines and
methodologies set the global broadband industry's standards for popularity ease
of use and the development of relevant statistical data. <BR><BR>Ookla services
almost every Internet Service Provider in the world and its solutions are used
by thousands of small businesses and Fortune 500 companies such as Cisco,
Comcast, Nokia, Reuters, Speakeasy, Time Warner Cable and Vonage.
<BR><BR>According the speed test records, Vodafone <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:country-region> is also ranked number one in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region> for Internet Service Provider
(ISP). Vodafone’s average download, based on tests by its customers is 2.26Mbps
which is more than double Vodafone’s nearest competitor.<BR><BR>The launch of
Vodafone’s 4MB speed capacity provides customers anywhere in the country with
4-31 times faster home broadband services compared to existing speeds, thus
allowing super fast streaming/downloading of movies, internet browsing, video
calls and instant music downloads.<BR><BR>“The new packages are in line with
Vodafone’s strategy to deliver high speed broadband services to customers, at
the same time, reducing the cost of set up,” said Marc Norris, Head of Consumer
Fixed, Vodafone <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region> in an interview.<BR>In a
related development, Vodafone <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:country-region> has launched the most simplified and less
complicated roaming rates for its customers travelling outside
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<BR><BR>With the new roaming
arrangement by Vodafone <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region>, customers will pay a flat rate
depending on which zone they travel to without the worry of varying
tariffs.<BR><BR>Vodafone has divided the world into six zones, each of which has
a respective flat tariff for making calls, receiving calls and sending text
messages. This arrangement gives customers the confidence of knowing what they
are paying for and when.<BR><BR>Roaming with Vodafone or partner network
(Vodafone World), customers travelling outside <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region> would save
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