Fibre cuts, grid instability undermine network quality - Sam George

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed that the country’s digital infrastructure is facing significant headwinds from rampant fibre optic cable cuts and instability in the national power grid, resulting in prolonged network outages.

The minister mentioned uncoordinated excavation linked to road construction as the single largest cause, accounting for roughly half of all road-related fibre cuts each month.

Dig once policy To tackle the menace of indiscriminate fibre cuts, Mr George announced that a joint Cabinet Memorandum between his ministry and the Ministry of Roads and Highways on a "Dig Once Policy" was awaiting approval at the next Cabinet sitting.