Telecom Watch

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

Airtel Uganda and Multichoice introduced a new TV streaming data plan for DSTV customers in form of DSTV bundles. The packages are aimed at improving viewing experiences by enabling customers to watch content on the DSTV Now app at an affordable rate both on the... Read More

MTN Uganda in partnership with NITA-Uganda have today unveiled a new app that will be used for geo-fencing and tracking COVID 19 patients that are under home based care. The new app named E-pass (Electronic pass) is intended to help the Ministry of Health truck... 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

Uganda communications regulator, UCC in conjunction with MTN Uganda launched 22 3G UCC base stations that have been rolled out across the country. One might query. Why is UCC rolling out 3G base stations yet telecom companies like Airtel already announced country-wide 4G network connectivity?... Read More

The road to 5G is a slow and torturous one. It is one that is claiming some rather big casualties but still manages to promise a future that is more connected, almost real-time and It is also a key component for emerging technologies, such as... Read More

Africell Uganda is among the top three telecoms in Uganda in terms of subscriber base (as of September 2018) coming in the third position with 2.1 million subscribers. The first two positions are occupied my usual suspects MTN Uganda (10.7 million subscribers) and Airtel Uganda... Read More

On Day three of a wild fire, the fire extinguisher seems to turn up. The beginning of July has defined that Ugandans using social media are obliged to pay an excise OTT tax of Ugx 200 ($0.052) daily for use of Over-The-Top (OTT) services. Already three... Read More

Admire: to regard with respect or warm approval. This is what the consumers within Sub Saharan Africa have accorded to MTN, Safaricom, among other telecom brands. This was during the annual ranking of the most admired brands and most valuable brands in Sub Saharan Africa, where... Read More