K-Net strengthens Ghana’s broadcast backbone with DAB push

K-Net strengthens Ghana’s broadcast backbone with DAB push is profiled by BTW Media because public-source evidence links it to internet infrastructure, governance, operational dependencies, or market visibility.

• K-Net highlights DTT, DTH and OTT delivery plus a 24/7 NOC and wide West and Central Africa coverage.
• Ghana’s DAB+ trial advances in Accra and Kumasi, pointing to richer radio services and spectrum gains.

K-Net deepens platform across broadcast and networks

K-Net, founded in 1996, sets a wide role. It designs and builds and runs digital terrestrial television and direct to home and digital audio broadcasting and OTT services. The work is backed by satellite and terrestrial links and a centre that runs all day and all night. The company places its teleports across Ghana and into West and Central Africa. It says it gives 99.5 percent uptime with live support. The offer highlights strong service, high performance, and fair cost for broadcasters and for enterprises and for public groups that need carrier grade delivery.

K-Net also shows long work on networks that join cities and rural sites. The mix of satellite and terrestrial reach is a key part of that work. The reach is used when problems strike, since West African networks often face shocks to capacity. Reports tied to K-Net note that backup paths help users return faster during recent undersea cable cuts.

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K-Net and Ghana’s DAB rollout

Ghana’s National Communications Authority started DAB+ trials in Accra and Kumasi in 2023, and Ghana became first in West Africa and one of few in Africa. DAB+ offers clearer sound and data support and better spectrum use, and the trial puts 18 stations on one multiplex, and this shows digital radio can add choice and cut pressure on city frequencies. Observers link these steps to K-Net’s backbone, and they cite its national DTT role and work with shared sites and links.

K-Net’s profile shows two awards at the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards 2024, including Broadcast Technology Innovation Provider of the Year, and it shows the entry of founder and chief executive Richard Hlomador into the Telecommunications Hall of Fame. Reports note rural telephony with solar MRIID towers set with public funds, an energy as a service plan, and an IoT satellite platform for low cost rollouts in hard places. These projects aim at better uptime and lower cost and wider reach for broadcasters and operators outside large cities.

The market stays tough, and demand moves up and down, and power is costly, and spectrum rules are complex, and route diversity risks hit backbone paths. Digital TV and radio moves, strong backhaul, and managed services are tools, and teams plan budgets and staff and spares to match these needs, and they track service levels with targets and checks.