Telecoms

In March of 2017, the Ugandan Government took over Uganda Telecom’s operations after the Libyan government, the majority shareholders, pulled out of the ailing telecom. UTL has been associated with slow business and financial troubles that had camped almost permanently at Uganda’s oldest telecom company. However,... Read More

Fiber to the home is really picking up in Africa. The rise of social media and online content consumption could be a contributing factor. In Kenya, there are quite a number of players in this market segment; from Safaricom with Safaricom Home to Jamii Telecom... Read More

In a bid to diversify its Home Internet service, Safaricom is hoping to leverage its already robust Fibre network to offer home surveillance services. In a move thats been made possible through a partnership with the Kenya Alliance of Residents Association, the new Estate Surveillance service... Read More

Internet has over the years become increasingly vital in our day to day lives. Mobile broadband/LTE and Wi-Fi can be used to access the internet and perform activities requiring a data connection. Given the importance of Internet to our everyday lives and to IoT applications,... Read More

5G wireless connectivity could be a couple of years away from widespread adoption but that doesn't seem to hinder telcos from pushing the next-gen tech forward. Vodacom Group said on Saturday that it has become the first operator in Africa to launch a standards-based, commercial... Read More

Yesterday, MTN Uganda announced a new music streaming service in partnership with Tidal. With over 57 million songs and as little as Ugx 1,000, MTN customers will start enjoying music streaming services over the MTN network. "TIDAL gives you the convenience of choice with 57... Read More

Alphabet's Loon, is a former project by Google X that involves launching antennas attached to giant balloons into the stratosphere to beam internet down to Earth. The project has come a long way, from being Alphabet's moonshot project and now, it has announced its first... Read More

Not so long ago, we told you of a partnership between MTN Uganda and Kwese to offer customers an extraordinary entertainment experience with unlimited access to content including live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Competition is not yet dead! Africell is partnering with StarTimes Television to do... Read More

The World Cup is fast closing in, and you might still be screening for options on how to catch every match without miss. Your search for the best answer is over, and this is indeed the best offer for you. Kwesé iflix, a joint venture... Read More