The Ghana Police Service has found the whereabouts of the CEO of NextGen InfraCo, Tony Mintah, who went missing, prompting a search.
In an update on Wednesday, October 23, the law enforcement body said Mr Mintah had been located.
The police did not provide additional information but assured of further details soon.
Police launched a search for him after he was taken from the premises of the National Communications Authority (NCA) by unidentified individuals.
This prompted the police to issue a public notice urging Ghanaians to volunteer relevant information to authorities.
NextGen InfraCo is the Ghanaian company awarded the licensing contract to execute Ghana’s upgrade to the 5G spectrum.
The Government of Ghana, in collaboration with Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia, and Tech Mahindra, supported by All Mobile Network Operators including AirteITigo-AT and Telecel, in June 2024, launched the Next-Gen InfraCo (NGIC) with the aim to deliver affordable 5G mobile broadband services.
According to the government, NGIC will be the first entity to build a nationwide 4G/5G network, and it will collaborate with telcos to introduce affordable 4G/5G-enabled fixed wireless access (FWA) customer premises equipment (CPE) and smartphones in Ghana this year.
The partnership aims to enhance the lives of Ghanaians by introducing digital services in education, healthcare, and digital payment transactions through peer-to-peer (P2P), peer-to-merchant (P2M), and merchant-to-merchant (M2M) systems.
This initiative is expected to reduce the digital divide and promote financial inclusion.