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TodayMonday, April 27, 2026

TElecoms Industry in Uganda

Left-Right: Dorothy Kabagambe - Ssemanda, the ATC Uganda Chief Executive Officer; Silvernus Okoth, the Ag. Country Manager, Smile Communications and Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo.

We can’t breathe- small telcos and ISPs squirm and writhe over ATC Uganda’s towering market dominance 

When Smile Communications, launched in Uganda in the fourth quarter of 2009, it was so buoyant about its prospects. The out-of-Mauritius telco pioneered 4G LTE services in Uganda and East Africa, as
July 2, 2023
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According to UCC’s Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo the telecommunications sector in Uganda, is one of the few sectors with consistent price drops over the years despite the increases in the cost of factor inputs such as fuel and forex depreciation. She says, on average, Uganda has enjoyed a consistent improvement in the affordability of communication services with average mobile voice and data prices dropping by more than 25% and 88% in the last 10 years.

Q&A with UCC’s Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo on the competitive landscape and ensuring a sustainable telco industry for both users and investors 

What is the Commission’s overall take on the competitiveness landscape across the various segments of the telco industry and how is this likely to shape the development of the sector in 2023
June 27, 2023
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LEFT-RIGHT: Ubuntu Towers co-founders, Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, now the Chief Executive Officer; George A. Ssamula, the Chief Legal Officer and Ronald Onzia, the Chief Operations Officer.

Ubuntu Towers acquired by Madagascan billionaire; to rebrand to Towerco Africa

Tower Corporation of Africa (Tower Co Africa), a company incorporated in Port Louis, Mauritius has acquired 90% of Ubuntu Towers Uganda Limited (UBUNTU). Tower Co Africa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
January 28, 2023
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TOP ROW, LEFT-RIGHT: Gordian Kyomukama, Chief Executive Officer MTN South Sudan, Phillip Besiimire, Chief Officer, Sales, Distribution and Regional Operations, MTN Group; Alice Nakato Lwanga, Consultant Company Secretary at MTN (Dubai) Limited and Emmanuel Zinabala, Chief Financial Officer, MTN Guinea-Bissau. BOTTOM ROW: Christopher Ssali, Acting General Manager, FinTech at MTN Liberia; Godfrey Atatwebwa, Manager Pricing and Intelligence at the MTN Group; John Mark Ssebunnya, Head of Fintech Architecture and Platforms, MTN Group and Keith G. Tukei, General Manager Sales & Distribution, MTN Group.

EVERYWHERE YOU GO: Meet Senior Ugandan Executives doing our country proud within the MTN Group

Developing home-grown talent is a great achievement for many companies, but being able to seamlessly transfer those skills across the various markets is a dream come true for any multinational. And MTN,
December 16, 2020
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Telecoms took big revenue hits on mobile money and voice calls but made minor gains on data revenue. With Uganda’s 2020 growth projections lowered to between 2.5% and 3.5%, medium term future still remains shaky

COVID-19: Telecoms voice and mobile money revenue falls by 26 per cent and 34 per cent respectively

Reduced intra and foreign trade as well as travel restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 causing coronavirus has badly hit telecom companies in Uganda. According to a
June 10, 2020
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