Rlg Communications was a

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ian ICT company with headquarters in

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. It started with the incorporation of a company called Roagams Link Ghana Ltd now Rlg Communications (Ghana) Limited, as the leading Ghanaian computer and handset manufacturing company . The company is the first indigenous

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n company to assemble

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, desktops and

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and offer ICT training in

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and

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repairs . The company is modeled to generate mass, high-skilled employment for African youth and meet the rising demand for computers and other ICT devices .

Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Roland Agambire Roland Agambire (born 19 April 1976) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur. He was the chief executive officer of Agams Holdings and chairman and chief executive officer of the information and communications technology company Rlg Communications. He set u ...

Established Roagam Links in March 2001, then as a mobile phone repair outlet transforming later to become the pioneer indigenous ICT manufacturing, assembling and training firm in Ghana, Rlg Communications Limited now Rlg Communications (Ghana) Limited, a member of the Rlg Group of Companies Limited (Rlg Group). The Rlg Group currently has presence in China, Dubai, UAE, Nigeria, Angola, Kenya and the Gambia, South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda and still expanding.

E-commerce platform

Rlg Communications with the boom of the digital era, established an online platform to sell its own products online. The eCommerce business revenue picked up the revenue of the company with card payments and cash on delivery worldwide. At the 1st Electronic Transaction and Commerce Summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - TRA, regulators of the telecom sector, Rlg Communications was awarded by the TRA for technological innovation in the African region.

Partnership

Rlg Communications partners

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to provide the company with the firmware for their Uhuru range of computers. The range runs on

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operating system.

New project

The company started building Ghana's first

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, Hope City, in March 2013. The city will have Africa's tallest building when completed in 2016. The project which is the biggest in Ghana is estimated to cost 10 billion

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Awards

The company has won some awards for its work: *

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award for the 3rd Most Respected Company in Ghana. *

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's award for Best Entrant into the Club.

References

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External links

Official website
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