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Wed, June 26th, 10:51 · Susan Mwenesi

EACO proposes IXP points for East Africa

The East African region will soon have a common Internet Exchange Point (IXP) if a proposal by the East African Communications Organisation (EACO) is successful. → Read more
Wed, June 26th, 08:30 · Nick Sato

PIVOT East 2013 features education sector startups and applications

PIVOT East 2013, East Africa’s leading mobile startups competition and conference, started yesterday with entrepreneurs, investors and developers discussing how to solve African problems through innovation and technology. → Read more
Wed, June 26th, 08:23 · Susan Mwenesi

Ugandans, Tanzanians fast embracing LTE – Smile

Smile Communications reports the number of customers using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology has increased tremendously in both Uganda and Tanzania. → Read more
Tue, June 25th, 14:03 · Nick Sato

PIVOT East 2013 begins in Kampala

PIVOT East 2013, East Africa’s premier mobile startups competition and conference, kicked off in Kampala, Uganda, today, with the aim of amplifying and consolidating the gains of East Africa’s mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem. → Read more
Thu, June 20th, 09:52 · Nick Sato

East Africa’s premier startups competition and conference to kick off

PIVOT East Africa, the mobile startups competition and conference, will begin next week, hosted in Kampala for the first time → Read more
Wed, June 19th, 12:07 · Igor Hobotov

GOtv increasing Ugandan presence

MultiChoice, through GOtv, is seeking to make inroads into the Ugandan digital television market by expanding outside of Kampala and Entebbe. → Read more
Tue, June 18th, 13:46 · Igor Hobotov

Online company registration now possible in Uganda

Uganda has launched a web-based platform for business registration, following Kenya in allowing companies to avoid more bureaucratic procedures. → Read more
Tue, June 18th, 13:01 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Mobile money tax punishes consumers for government blackhole

The Ugandan government has followed Kenya in taking the extreme step of introducing a tax on mobile money, punishing consumers for a financial blackhole entirely of the government’s making. → Read more
Tue, June 18th, 10:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

Uganda to introduce mobile money tax

Ugandan mobile money transactions and other transfers are set to be taxed 10 per cent, the minister of finance has announced. → Read more
Wed, June 12th, 14:15 · Susan Mwenesi

Google seeks to improve internet access in Ugandan universities

Google is seeking to enhance teaching, learning and research in Uganda through the reduction of barriers to internet access and improving communication and collaboration between university and institutions staff and students. → Read more
Mon, June 10th, 09:32 · Tom Jackson

Smile launches 4G LTE network in Uganda

Smile Communications has launched a 4G LTE network in Uganda, following MTN’s rollout of similar operations in April. → Read more
Fri, June 7th, 13:23 · Susan Mwenesi

Imara Mobile introduces payment solution for cashless transactions

A new mobile payment solution is aiming to allow users to conduct business at certain points and boost cashless transactions in Uganda. → Read more
Thu, June 6th, 14:48 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei appoints first non-chinese CEO in East & Southern Africa

Huawei Technologies has appointed its first non-Chinese chief executive officer (CEO) in Uganda, Radoslow Kedzia, replacing Yang Yang. → Read more
Mon, June 3rd, 14:01 · Susan Mwenesi

Ugandan SIM registration deadline passes, none yet switched off

The deadline for consumers and operators to register their SIM cards in Uganda has passed, but some networks remain reluctant to deactivate unregistered SIMs, saying they had not received a second directive. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 12:32 · Martin Cheruiyot

20 per cent of Ugandan mobile users likely to be locked out

Around 20 per cent of Ugandan mobile users have yet to register their SIM cards two days before the end of the registration process and face having their lines disconnected. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 10:52 · Kamau Mbote

Ugandan startup fuelling data driven radio debates

Ugandan startup TRAC FM is helping radio stations interact better with the public through a participation platform and better presentation of data on listeners, including their location. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 09:13 · Susan Mwenesi

UCC still consulting on number portability

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is still to decide whether to implement mobile number portability (MNP), which would allow users to easily switch networks while keeping their number. → Read more
Mon, May 27th, 09:58 · Martin Cheruiyot

Ugandan hospital goes digital

Mulago Hospital in Uganda has set up two electronic display boards worth USh19 million (US$7,300) to monitor thieves and medical practitioners. → Read more
Thu, May 23rd, 09:39 · Martin Cheruiyot

Ugandan students to participate in Microsoft Championship

Two students from Uganda have been selected to participate in Certiport’s 2013 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship scheduled for July this year in US, which looks to equip participants with ICT skills. → Read more
Tue, May 21st, 12:59 · Martin Cheruiyot

Uganda to fully exploit ICT – minister

The Ugandan government is striving to utilise all opportunities to meet the high demand for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in Africa, according to a senior minister. → Read more