Telecoms

Last year, MTN Uganda launched an international mobile money transfer service which had one crippling flaw; it only supported inbound money transfers from Kenya and Rwanda. MTN mobile money subscribers in Uganda could not reciprocate in kind. Well now they can! MTN Uganda has just announced... Read More

If you watched Ugandan TV in the early 90s, you will remember UTV’s Christmas season program lineup. Year in, year out, the program changed little and being the best Uganda had to offer at the time, we honestly couldn’t complain. It soon became a Christmas... Read More

Vodafone Uganda, the country’s 4G Next Generation Operator on Thursday 10th November announced a commitment to support the youth and entrepreneurs in Uganda. During a press conference held at Kampala International University, the next generation operator announced that going forward it will be more focused... Read More

Press Release: Vodafone Uganda has taken the youth space by storm with the #ICreateTomorrow campaign. This social media campaign encourages and inspires the youth to take charge of their future. It is clear that the youth have taken to this campaign and it has already gone... Read More

Remember when we said Vodafone Uganda has the best [Unlimited] internet packages in Uganda? We had insurmountable evidence for our claims, and you agreed. But now, we can't say that any more and we know exactly how you are feeling right now -- disappointed. When... Read More

The Tanzanian Government has regained complete ownership of Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) after acquiring the remaining 35% shares previously held by Bharti Airtel. The deal is reported to be worth Tsh14.9 billion ($6.95 million). TTCL has about 180,000 subscribers and is the oldest and largest fixed-line telco in... Read More

Africell Uganda in a new promo has decided to give you 3 times the data when you buy daily data bundles. The campaign dubbed "Triple MBs" will give all customers who buy 200MBs daily and above an additional 400MBs making it a total of 600MBs. Commercial... Read More

Players in the tourism and travel industry have been advised to embrace new technology in order to boost their businesses and further develop the industry in the country. Speaking at the 5th edition of the quarterly Vodafone PowerTalks held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Derrick... Read More

Brian Gouldie is MTN Uganda’s outgoing CEO. He came to Uganda 2 years ago to replace Mazen Mroue. I have been blogging actively since 2012 and as a tech blogger, the coming of a new CEO means a couple of things to us. We ask... Read More