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Fri, January 18th, 08:02 · Vincent Matinde

Celltick and Warid Telecom Partner to location based mobile marketing platform

Mobile ad agency Celltick has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based operator Warid Telecom to introduce Warid MobiAds on the Warid Telecom network, opening up a new e-marketing scheme in Uganda. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 13:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Orange Uganda launches mobile money

French-owned mobile network provider Orange has launched its mobile money service in Uganda in partnership with Post Bank and Pride Microfinance, two of the country’s major financial institutions. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote

Embassies across East Africa targeted in cyber attacks

A report by Kaspersky Lab has detailed how Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were the targets of a cyber espionage network attacking computer networks of several international diplomatic agencies, mostly embassies. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 13:31 · Vincent Matinde

Huge Internet gender gap in Sub-Saharan Africa cause for alarm

Low Internet penetration among women and girls in developing countries is a major decelerator of their development and education, according to a new report by technology firm Intel. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 07:39 · HumanIPO

Ugandan mobile money full of fraud

Despite the easy access to finances and a new gateway of trading, mobile money seems to have paved an easy way of swindling, causing more fraud than benefit for Ugandan consumers. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 08:34 · Vincent Matinde

Uganda’s telecom sector to top US$1.1bn by 2017

Uganda’s telecommunication sector will peak at US$1 billion by 2017 as the industry continues to grow, according to a report released by global telecoms research leader Pyramid Research. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 15:14 · HumanIPO

MTN and Smile competes for first LTE launch in Uganda

While MTN has announced it is about to launch the first Long-Term Evolution (LTE) services to Uganda as the competition tightens as network operator competitor Smiley Telecom has already spent thousands in the same area. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 06:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Revamped MTN Play Portal launched in Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia

MTN has launched a revamped version of its consumer content portal, MTN Play, which will be available in Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:24 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Uganda acquitted of tax evasion charges

A tax evasion case filed against MTN Uganda’s senior management and its board of directors has been declared “null and void” and thrown out of court. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

AfDB to finance science and technology education in Uganda with US$103m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to fund science and technology in the Ugandan higher education system to the tune of US$103 million, boosting the country’s development plan. → Read more
Thu, December 6th, 13:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Uganda and Egypt startups get US$50,000 each from Microsoft

Microsoft has awarded US$50,000 each to a Ugandan and Egyptian student startup for the medical mobile applications they developed in its Imagine Cup challenge. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 12:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Will Facebook block Uganda over anti-gay bill?

Facebook is reportedly under pressure by gay rights activists in the United States to block Uganda from accessing the company’s social networking site, after the country tabled an anti-gay bill in parliament. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 12:05 · Robin Okuthe

Poor public awareness blamed for Uganda’s slow digital TV migration

Uganda’s local pay television operators have expressed disappointment over the manner in which public awareness on digital migration, spearheaded by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), is being conducted. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 09:45 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung eyes African infrastructure deals

Electronics giant Samsung is now eyeing the African infrastructure market with its flagship products and services aimed at helping African governments boost efficiency via technology. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 14:22 · Kamau Mbote

MTN top brass facing trial over tax evasion, files protest

Mobile network operator MTN has filed a protest with Uganda’s legal authority the Judicial Service Commission after a number of its senior managers were summoned to face tax fraud charges. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 12:11 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom revises roaming rates to partner networks

Kenya’s integrated telecommunications firm Safaricom has introduced roaming charges for receiving calls through its partner networks in the East African Community (EAC), with receivers from MTN Rwanda hardest hit with charges KSh28 per minute. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 11:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mobile money infiltrates African pop culture as Ugandan pop song promotes industry

Ugandan pop star Tycoon’s song about mobile money services could have boosted the industry’s growth in Africa. → Read more
Fri, November 2nd, 11:42 · Kamau Mbote

Uganda’s ICT ministry on the spot over misappropriation of funds

Uganda’s ICT ministry permanent secretary Dr. Jimmy Saamanya has been taken to task over lack of accountability for funds allocated to his department. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 14:02 · Tom Jackson

Uganda reveals e-government plan with South Korean assistance

The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has completed an e-government master plan, designed in tandem with South Korea’s National IT Promotional Agency (NIPA) as part of a pact between the two countries. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 12:59 · Robin Okuthe

Ugandan TV station withdraws digital migration case against industry regulator

The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), a nationalised TV station in Uganda, has withdrawn a case filed against the country’s communications industry regulator the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for violating a digital migration contract. → Read more