Ghana has completed its second and final national preparatory meeting for the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27). This meeting sets the stage for the country to present a unified position at upcoming regional forums leading up to the global conference set to take place in Shanghai, China, in October 2027.
The three-day event, held at the National Communications Authority (NCA) Tower in Accra from March 31 to April 2, 2026, gathered regulators, mobile operators, civil aviation and maritime authorities, academics, and government representatives. The aim was to fine-tune Ghana’s stance on various spectrum agenda items.
Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, the Director General of the NCA, emphasised the meeting’s importance as both a legal requirement and a strategic need. He urged participants that their discussions would significantly influence Ghana’s involvement in global spectrum management, stating, “Your discussions over the coming days are of crucial importance. Both technical expertise and strategic vision must guide them.”
Mrs Naa Amorkor Asihene, Deputy Director of the Engineering Division, outlined the WRC-27 preparatory cycle to the delegates. She underscored that the outcomes of the conference would directly impact Ghana’s contributions to regional dialogues with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Telecommunication Union (ATU).
Discussions during the meeting addressed topics such as Fixed-Satellite Services, Broadcasting-Satellite Services, Mobile and Radiolocation Services, Mobile-Satellite Services, Science Services, and Article 22 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations.
The results of the Accra meeting will be instrumental in shaping discussions at the third preparatory sessions for ECOWAS and ATU, collectively aimed at formulating Africa’s unified stance ahead of WRC-27 in Shanghai. The global conference, organised every three to four years by the ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R), serves as the leading platform for revising the Radio Regulations, which govern the use of radio frequency spectrum and satellite orbit coordination worldwide.
