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    A graphic representation of how MTN and Airtel's balance sheets look.

    MTN vs Airtel: Balance Sheet Strength Meets Earnings Momentum in the Race to Win the Telecom Market

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryMarch 14, 2026March 14, 2026

    Uganda’s telecom sector is increasingly defined by a two-horse race between MTN and Airtel. Both companies are growing strongly, benefiting from rising smartphone adoption, data usage, and mobile money transactions….

    Vodacom Tanzania’s first-half 2025/26 results show a business investing through earnings, not slowing down. While headline profit dipped slightly due to accelerated network investment, underlying performance tells a stronger story—double-digit revenue growth, positive free cash flow, and surging digital and M-Pesa revenues. The numbers point to a company trading short-term optics for long-term competitive advantage.

    Vodacom Tanzania’s Philip Besiimire’s Three-Year Scorecard: Growth, Discipline, and Dividends

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

    Vodacom Tanzania has reported strong operational and financial momentum in the first half of 2025/26, underpinned by double-digit revenue growth, expanding cash flows, and accelerating performance in its core digital…

    Airtel to double investment in its data segment

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 22, 2025March 25, 2025

    Airtel’s Managing Director, Mr Soumendra Sahu has confirmed a plan to double Airtel’s investment in data, which will be a key priority this year and beyond, as the telco maintains…

    MAN IN THE HOT SEAT: What challenges await Soumendra Sahu, Airtel Uganda’s new boss?

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025

    Airtel Uganda has a new boss, Soumendra Sahu. He joins Uganda’s second-largest telco at an interesting time— increasing competition from MTN, the market share leader, and other independent ISPs. There…

    Airtel Uganda half-year profit surge to UGX 153 billion on the back of data and voice segments

    Paul MurungiBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

    Airtel Uganda posted total revenue of UGX 966 billion in the first half of 2024, and a final profit of UGX 153 billion largely driven by data and voice revenue. …

    Airtel Uganda unveils 5G network; promises to transform productivity in Uganda

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisAugust 9, 2023August 9, 2023

    Airtel Uganda, this week, unveiled its 5G network with a 5G showcase event held at Kampala Serena Hotel on 7th August 2023. 5G is the 5th generation mobile network that…

    Airtel Uganda appoints Dennis Kahindi as Director, Broadband and Post Paid Services

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJuly 3, 2023July 3, 2023

    Airtel Uganda has picked on Dennis Kahindi, the former Chief Executive Officer, of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Uganda, to lead its newly formed  Broadband and Post Paid Services unit, our sources…

    5G technology is here to transform business productivity and socio-economic transformation and Airtel Uganda is 5G-ready

    Agarwal RajeshNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 8, 2023April 8, 2023

    Farmers, teachers, and businesses have today incorporated digital support in their operations which translates to timely and fast access to services for those who subscribe to them. Today, a farmer…

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