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A photo collage of Starlink CEO, Elon Musk, Airtel Africa CEO, Sunil Taldar and UCC E.D, Hon. Nyombi Thembo.

Airtel Africa Completes Starlink Internet Trials in Kenya as Uganda Maps Rollout Framework

Airtel Africa and SpaceX have announced the successful testing of data and messaging services using Starlink Mobile in Kenya, marking a significant step towards expanding satellite-to-mobile connectivity across Airtel Africa’s 14 markets.

March 25, 2026

Regulation & Compliance·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Serigne Dioum, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Group Fintech

Serigne Dioum: Powering a $500 Billion Fintech Engine at the Heart of Africa’s Digital Economy

Writing on his LinkedIn page on 17th March, Serigne Dioum, the Group CEO, MTN Group Fintech, reflected on MTN’s FY2025 performance, where the numbers told a story few platforms on the continent

March 18, 2026

Business & Markets·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

43% of African Banks Identify Fintechs, Neobanks and Telecoms as Top Threats to Their Business.

43% of banks cited the rise of fintechs and challenger banks as the biggest threats to their business according to the third edition of the African Digital Banking Transformation Report released by

May 23, 2023

Business & Markets·Entrepreneurship·Global News·News & Analysis·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

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

Company News·The Big Story

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

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Smart Telecom launches in east Africa

Silvia Nyambura Smart Telecom has become the 7th player to join Uganda’s competitive telecom sector after having bought off Sure Telecom’s operations in Uganda as well as established in Tanzania and Burundi

March 17, 2014

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Airtel completes merger with Warid, promises greater services

By Taddewo Senyonyi After successfully integrating Warid customers into the Airtel family, Airtel Uganda has relaunched a bigger and better brand, with a new thematic promise, dubbed: “Together we can

February 27, 2014

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Umeme and Cente Bank delve into partnership

Silvia Nyambura Centenary Bank account holders will no longer have to visit Umeme offices to pay their electricity bills following the unveiling of a partnership between the two companies dubbed Umeme CenteMobile

February 19, 2014

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Uganda Telecom gets new board Chairman

By Patrick Kagenda In a bid to return UTL to sound competitiveness in the telecoms sector, UTL has appointed Mr. Stephen Kaboyo the Managing Director and founder at the Alfa Capital Partner`s

February 10, 2014

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MTN records increase in business during festive season

Silvia Nyambura MTN Uganda has announced that it recorded an increase in SMS traffic by 1 million from 14 million to 15 million for the festive period between December,24, 2013 and January,1,

January 30, 2014

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