The telecommunications industry in Ghana has undergone various changes. The industry has experienced significant growth over the past few decades. Maintaining this growth depends on the use of infrastructure and good governance. Fiber optics technology has become the foundation of network and communication infrastructure, providing high bandwidth power with the speed of current and emerging technologies. As the demand for new technologies and services increases, fiber optics technology brings the promise of flexibility, disability, and a fully integrated service network platform.

Although mobile network operators have invested heavily and strategically in fiber optic infrastructure, there has been an increase in the number of end-to-end networks due to common failures in fiber optics networks such as fiber cable cuts.

Fiber cuts have been one of the most important causes of transmission failure or disruption of telecommunications services in Ghana which has a significant impact on the subscriber experience. The study aims to investigate the challenges of using fiber optics in Ghana, highlighting technical, legal, managerial challenges and recommending appropriate solutions.

The challenges of fiber cutting can often be caused by external factors such as excavation during road construction. Lack of guidelines and policies for fiber control and management is a major threat to fiber management in Ghana.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fiber-optic-cable-deployment-challenges-management-developing-batal/