Telecom Watch

In the last few years, MTN has dominated the broadband and fiber-to-the-home internet space with their Wakanet Pro product. Airtel, on the other hand, was subtle and didn't have any products when it came to unlimited internet. That changed by the end of last year... Read More

Safaricom Kenya has today announced that their 5G network is now live and available to users. Albeit in some select specific areas. The Safaricom 5G launch areas are spread across 8 counties; Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, Kisii, Machakos, Kakamega, Kisumu, and Kajiado. This is a major... Read More

Safaricom, the largest telecommunications service provider in Kenya has just announced that they are in the testing stages for Voice Over WiFi (VoWiFi) and Voice Over Broadband (VoBB) technologies. At this point, a lot is yet to be officially known about this from the telco.... Read More

Ever since the National Payments Systems Act 2020 and National Payments Systems Regulation 2021, mobile money services from both MTN Group LTD and Airtel Uganda became a different entity from the SMS, voice, and data businesses and by law became regulated by the Central Bank... Read More

In the aftermath of the gruesome terror attack at the Westgate mall in 2013, the Kenyan government mandated all carriers operating in the country to have each and every SIM card registered to someone's National ID. Essentially, this would allow future investigation into whose numbers... Read More

There’s a lot of things you can do with the MTN MoMo App and the MTN Mobile Money tricks we have here are but a bare minimum of what the app is capable but small moves make big strides. Let’s take a look, shall we?... Read More

Launched last year, YOTV Channels has become one of the leading one-stop centers for the best Ugandan live TV and radio content accessible on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.  We had a moment to catch up with YoTV’s Chief Executive Officer, Aggrey Mugisha, the 34-year-old... Read More

We live in an interesting time as tech and smartphones have become an integral part of our lives. From ordering food to managing our finances, everything is a swipe away. MTN Uganda on the other hand, are giving their customers in Uganda a chance to... Read More

As many people celebrate the end of the first quarter of the year and welcome a new month, MTN Uganda used the opportunity to reduce their mobile money withdrawal fees. https://twitter.com/mtnug/status/1389473945771036672 The new rates took effect effectively on Saturday 1st May 2021. In addition to the... Read More