Uganda’s telecom companies have invested heavily in infrastructure services to boost internet access but the low users have limited their ability to lower internet costs for their customers including the Small and Medium Enterprises. Enid Edroma, the general manager, Corporate…
The MTN MoMo Hackathon has come to an end with the top three teams of developers walking away with assorted cash prizes to further invest in their ideas that are set to accelerate financial inclusion in the country. The two…
Vocational education in the Albertine region has received a major boost following the handover of a fully furnished ICT laboratory to Millennium Business School today. The facility jointly established by MTN Uganda and Enabel is aimed at facilitating ICT-enhanced learning. …
MTN Uganda is embracing renewable energy with the connection of all its network sites to the hydroelectric grid. The company has partnered with Ubuntu Towers Uganda and American Tower Company (ATC) to connect 250 network sites countrywide to the hydroelectric…
Thursday 18th August 2022 – Kampala, Uganda: In line with its vision of delivering a bold digital world to everyone, MTN Uganda has introduced the MTN WakaNet Pocket MiFi to offer affordable internet connectivity to more of its customers. The…
Xente Tech Ltd, a financial technology platform that simplifies payments and finance for businesses, has obtained the Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from Bank of Uganda. The National Payment System Act-2020, implemented under the National Payment Systems Regulations, seeks to…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on 02 August officially launched the Anti-Illegitimate Mobile Communication Devices Campaign in Uganda. The campaign seeks to draw public attention to and discourage the use of such devices. Under Section 5(k) of the Uganda Communications…
Isbat University has emerged winner of the inaugural Inter University Cyber Competition dubbed “Cyber Stars Competition” organized by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). The competition was launched on July 1, 2022, in which over 250 students from 11 Universities participated.…
Affordability and functionality are the two keywords that best describe the MTN Kabode Supa smartphone. Determined to narrow the digital gap in the country, MTN Uganda this year unveiled another entry-level smartphone going by the name “Kabode Supa” under its…
ATC Uganda marks 10 years of successful operations in Uganda, having grown their tower count to approximately 4,000 towers and facilitating various mobile network operators and internet service providers to deliver network services to the Ugandan community. During a stakeholder…
Automation of backend office work in Operations Department has rendered employees “redundant”, prompting what management has alternately called reorganisation and restructuring, but new slots opening. Dozens of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) staff at the headquarters are expected to start…
Sunbird AI, a non-profit organization that develops artificial intelligence systems for social impact in Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centenary Technology Services geared towards developing the Artificial Intelligence based innovation ecosystem to facilitate the usage of…
Ugandans took to social media to criticize the appointment of Sylvia Mulinge, a Kenyan Corporate Executive, with some arguing that after listing on the stock exchange and unveiling the slogan “Uganda is Home,” a Ugandan should have been appointed. Ms…
The students of Kasese Youth Polytechnic Vocational Training Institute (VTI) in Western Uganda are set to reap from the generous donation of a fully furnished Digital Resource center courtesy of the MTN Foundation in partnership with Enabel a Belgian NGO.…
Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, a Ugandan techpreneur was this week elected and sworn in as the African Representative on the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) Executive Committee. Ms. Nabuuma, the founder and CEO of the CHIL Artificial Intelligence Lab Group and a…