Telecoms

MTN Uganda provides telecommunications services under a Second National Operator License for the operation of a telecommunications system issued on 15 April 1998 for a period of twenty years. The teleco's License expired on 21 October 2018 but was variously extended to accommodate conclusion of... Read More

MTN and Airtel Uganda have released a joint press release on changes coming to mobile money sending fees. At the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, the two telecos slashed charges on all Person to Person (P2P) and Mobile Wallet to bank transactions for a period... Read More

Uganda’s digital economy is set to get a major boost with the latest move by Raxio Data Centre which has opened the market for customers to have more options for redundancy and diversity in a competitive environment. Raxio Data Centre has today unveiled nine new... Read More

Due to the current pandemic, remote communication apps are earning strides globally. Companies are seeking to improve business performances remotely while individuals are seeking to connect with loved ones at distance. Indeed, remote communication is now a trend in today's modern society happening via video... Read More

MTN Uganda has updated its MTN Momo offer made as a way of curbing the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda. In its first announcement, it was just for transactions up to 30,000 that were free. MTN customers will now be able to send any amount... Read More

Back in 2018, we saw Google's Project Loon partnering with Telkom Kenya. This partnership was set to see Kenyans get access to high-speed 4G internet in areas where cell coverage wasn't possible before. This is because the project would use floating balloons, cruising high up... Read More

Transsion Holdings has got to be the biggest player in the smartphone industry today. Devices like Tecno, Infinix, and iTel have become household names in the country, and for good reason. These devices offer a lot of features that are relevant to the Kenyan market... Read More

MTN Uganda and compeer Ericson awarded Ugandan innovators that participated in the MTN Open API challenge to develop applications that use MTN MoMo APIs, to monetize both consumer and business opportunities digitally. Between the line: MTN gave third parties access to its Mobile Money Access... Read More

There is a new player in Uganda's telecommunications scene called Lycamobile. It joins MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda, Africell Uganda, and Uganda Telecom Ltd, among others who currently operate in the Ugandan market. Lycamobile was founded in 2006 by a Sri Lanka-British citizen, Allirajah Subaskaran and... Read More