In the age of fibre optics, mobile money, and the explosive promise of artificial intelligence, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) sits at the epicenter of a digital revolution from telecom…
Imagine Posta Uganda, formerly Uganda Post Limited, as a traditional service provider—delivering mail, packages, selling stamps, and offering agency banking in remote outposts. It’s not glamorous, but it remains an…
In May 2021, Bank of Uganda issued two licenses to Airtel Mobile Commerce and MTN Mobile Money to conduct various money transfer and payment services. The licenses were partly intended…
In May 1995, Celtel hit the ground running with the launch of the first mobile phone in Uganda, a rare opportunity in the country’s history that has gone on to…
Uganda hosted the Africa Artificial Intelligence Summit (AAIS), that took place May 8th–9th, at Speke Resort Munyonyo, in Kampala. The summit brought together industry leaders, professionals, technologists, academia, state actors,…
Pay television platform – DStv – is losing at least UGX2.7 billion due to illegal reproduction of its exclusive content by third parties through internet live streaming. An investigation by…
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has asked the standards agency to investigate the illegal importation of streaming devices that are being used on the local market to reproduce content that is…
Last month, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the ICT Minister, announced an exciting and ambitious plan to set up computer labs in all public secondary schools across Uganda. This initiative, revealed during…
Stakeholders in the banking, payments and other financial services sector will on 24th July converge for the second fraud forum to take stock of the progress of new developments and…
Regional communications sector regulators have resolved to review the implementation of the much sought-after One Network Area (ONA) framework on roaming charges to help deal with issues emerging from its…
