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Very
\n soon stolen mobile phones may immediately be rendered unusable because
\nthe government has begun the processes to establish a registry for
\nsmartphones in the country.<\/p>\n

Joy
\n Business understands that the Communication Ministry\u00a0is setting up the
\nCentral Equipment Identity Registry to track the unique International
\nMobile Equipment Identity Number of all smartphones in the country.<\/p>\n

Once you register the phone, it will be possible to render it unusable when someone steals it.<\/p>\n

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The Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, explained that the proposal is awaiting Cabinet\u2019s approval before a possible deployment by the end of this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut
\n for those who slip in the phones through unauthorised routes, or
\nsomebody is coming [to Ghana from abroad] and they pack it in their
\nluggage, and so it is introduced into the country without the knowledge
\nof our port authority\u2026it is those devices that we are seeking to rope
\ninto the network,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Phone theft is common around the world, and the feeling of losing your\u00a0mobile phone with no hope of finding is often devastating.<\/p>\n

Usually,
\n it is not the loss of the\u00a0device that frustrates but also because of
\nthe loss of important contacts, bank details, saved documents.<\/p>\n

Smartphone owners are victims of phone theft, and 68%\u00a0\u00a0of those victims are unable to ever recover their device after the theft occurred. This is a global issue that is bound to keep growing.<\/p>\n

Studies show that 10% of victims do not make any effort to find their phones because they do not know where to start.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s
\n mobile phone subscription is expected to hit about 40 million in the
\nnext two years, according to the Jumia Annual Mobile Report 2018.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

With such a growth rate, it is projected that Ghana\u2019s mobile penetration is going to hit above 130%\u00a0\u00a0by 2020.<\/p>\n

The
\n report said factors that influenced this growth is the rapid interest
\nin social media, a general drop in smartphone prices, availability of
\neasy payment platforms and the growth in e-commerce and online retail
\nplatforms.<\/p>\n

The report launched by E-commerce Company Jumia, also revealed that Ghana is one of Africa\u2019s largest mobile markets, with about 34.57 million subscribers and a penetration rate of 119%. <\/p>\n

Source: Myjoyonline.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n