A partnership agreement between Gamtel/Gamcel and the Spectrum Group, a company with large industrial investment throughout the region, has been approved, a press release from the Department of State for Communications and Information Technology (DoCIT) revealed.

The Gambia government-approved partnership seeks to revive the country’s telecommunication and GSM service providers to catch up with the pace of emerging technologies to enable it regains its glorious status as a leading institution in service provision, accessibility and quality.

This agreement has seen the government and Spectrum Group, jointly assigned Detecon International, a German company, as the consulting and management partner, responsible for strategic management of the company.

Read the full text of the press release:

The government of The Gambia has approved a strategic partnership for Gamtel/Gamcel, in a bid to salvage the one time leading institution in The Gambia.

It would be recalled that Gamtel over the last years had deteriorated in service provision, accessibility and quality of service. It is also experiencing stagnation in network expansion and subscriber base. Furthermore, Gamtel was near bankruptcy and is heavily indebted.

The Government of The Gambia consequently has been reviewing various proposals for strategic partnership to give Gamtel the needed boost to enter into new business models, new technology with a view to providing high quality and affordable telecommunications services.

The approved strategic partner is Spectrum Group, a Company with investments in many industries throughout the region. The Government and the new stakeholders have jointly assigned Detecon International as the consulting and management partner. Detecon International is a German Company with more than 30 years international experience in telecommunication and other related industries.

According to the release from the Department of State for Communications and Information Technology, more and more countries around the world are taking advantage of the benefits of strategic partnership and The Gambia is no exception.

Meanwhile, the consulting firm Detecon has taken over the strategic management of the company.