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MTN Uganda and Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Digital Innovation
On Thursday, 11th July 2024, Kampala, Uganda witnessed a significant milestone as MTN Uganda and Microsoft announced their strategic partnership aimed at accelerating digital and cloud transformation across the country. This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in MTN’s Ambition 2025 strategy, transitioning from a traditional... Read More

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Breaking Barriers: Safaricom’s Bold Plan for Satellite Data Services
Safaricom, Kenya's leading mobile network operator, is preparing to launch satellite data services in the country, in a move that could shake up the market and pose a challenge to Starlink, the ambitious project of billionaire Elon Musk. Safaricom will offer the service through a... Read More

Airtel Kenya 5G officially Unveiled
Airtel Kenya has launched its 5G network in Kenya, becoming the second mobile operator in the country to offer this next-generation wireless technology. The company said it has deployed 5G sites in 16 counties with 370 5G active sites spread across 180 wards and plans... Read More

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MTN Uganda Partners with TakeNow To Unveil Exciting Offerings on the Mpola Mpola Payment Scheme
MTN Uganda introduced its latest smartphone offerings with its partnership with TakeNow, offering its valued customers a wider range of choices. Through this strategic collaboration, MTN customers will now have access to an extensive selection of Tecno, Itel, and Infinix smartphones in the open market,... Read More




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A Comprehensive Guide to Airtel Uganda’s New *100# USSD Menu
Airtel Uganda has taken a major step towards enhancing customer experience by simplifying its USSD short code, *100#. The updated menu now integrates all of the company's products and services, including Freaky Friday, Airtel Money, Broadband Internet, Voice, Internet Bundles, and more, into a single... Read More

Airtel Xstream WiFi: Airtel Uganda’s Unlimited Fiber Internet
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




Manda Mobile Uganda: 5 Things You Need to Know About the New Telecom Company
The telecom industry in Uganda is one of the most competitive, with Airtel and MTN Group dominating almost the entire consumer market. But that’s not stopping new players from entering the market. Manda Mobile is a new telecommunications company that has entered the Ugandan market... Read More


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MTN Uganda Rebranded Gaga Wednesday to Gaga Weekend. Here Are the New Changes
Since the launch of the first "Gaga Wednesday" back in 2015. MTN Uganda set a precedence for the demand for mid-week promotional bundle offers and quickly grew in popularity with Airtel introducing Freaky Friday the same year to provide an alternative. Fast-forward to 2022, and... Read More

Bank of Uganda Increases Mobile Money Transactions Limits and Here Are the New Rates
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
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