Uganda

17 Jun 2013 Uganda to impose mobile money and inbound international call taxes
11 Jun 2013 Smile launches 800MHz LTE
4 Jun 2013 UCC warns against delaying SIM disconnections
28 May 2013 Ugandan cellcos call for extra time for SIM registration
13 May 2013 UCC says 80% of SIMs registered
10 May 2013 Warid takeover gets green light
2 May 2013 MTN mulls Uganda acquisition
29 Apr 2013 MTN activates Uganda’s first LTE network
26 Apr 2013 MTN Group reports 195.4m subs at end-March
24 Apr 2013 Bharti agrees Warid takeover
22 Apr 2013 UTL in hot water with ZTE over unpaid fees
11 Apr 2013 K2 inks interconnect deals
9 Apr 2013 Go with the flow: Liquid improves, integrates KDN, InfoCom, Stream networks
18 Mar 2013 MTN activates DC-HSPA+ upgrade
15 Mar 2013 MTN tax evasion case dropped
14 Mar 2013 Mobile money users overtake traditional bank accounts
26 Feb 2013 Airtel to deploy Wi-Fi throughout Africa
26 Feb 2013 Court dismisses last-minute challenge to SIM registration
21 Feb 2013 UCC maintains SIM registration deadline
12 Feb 2013 MTN to install additional fibre link
7 Feb 2013 K2 claims 82,000 users in first month
25 Jan 2013 UCC to hold talks on SIM registration
15 Jan 2013 K2 claims 60,000 subscribers in first week
9 Jan 2013 UCC will not extend registration deadline
7 Jan 2013 MTN to roll out LTE
19 Dec 2012 A seventh cellco, are you Sure?
14 Dec 2012 ‘Reckless’ MTN summons overturned
11 Dec 2012 Alca-Lu to boost Bharti’s African networks
10 Dec 2012 UTL hit by USD13m bill from Huawei
3 Dec 2012 New bill will grant UCC power to fine QoS offenders
23 Nov 2012 MTN files complaint over ‘reckless’ criminal summons
20 Nov 2012 Bharti, Ericsson overhaul networks in 16 African countries
16 Nov 2012 Smile Telecoms selects Alca-Lu to roll out 4G networks in Tanzania, Uganda and DRC
14 Nov 2012 MTN upgrades network to meet rising demand
1 Nov 2012 Eaton secures USD60m financing to develop Ugandan business and fund Ward deal
25 Oct 2012 MTN accused of tax evasion by former employee, sacked over theft charges
9 Oct 2012 Tanzania to build submarine cable link to Uganda
8 Oct 2012 Confusion over fake phones hits phone dealers
1 Oct 2012 UTL dismisses speculation over network fault
25 Sep 2012 10m subscribers still to register
20 Sep 2012 MTN boosts network to cope with climbing demand
10 Sep 2012 MTN accuses local shipping company in USD3.8bn fraud case
14 Aug 2012 New internet crime fighters a dead CERT
14 Aug 2012 Airtel launches HSPA+ nationwide
26 Jul 2012 UCC told to bring telcos to heel
2 Jul 2012 MTN under fire over mobile money services
12 Jun 2012 Cellcos call for tax-free handsets
11 Jun 2012 UTL launches comeback
7 Jun 2012 UCC lowers interconnection costs
25 May 2012 LAP Green has UTL stake returned
24 May 2012 Ugandan watchdog bares its teeth
23 May 2012 Vodacom targets acquisitions in the USD100m range; Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda all pinpointed
14 May 2012 Uganda acknowledges white elephant in the room
16 Apr 2012 UTL will not shut down
10 Apr 2012 MTN issues UTL ultimatum over unpaid UGX22 billion
20 Mar 2012 Eaton snatches up Warid infrastructure
19 Mar 2012 MTN hit by internal fraud
15 Mar 2012 Orange Uganda inks leaseback deal with Eaton
12 Mar 2012 MTN agrees to pay UGX19 billion tax bill
8 Mar 2012 Uganda to return Libyan assets
6 Mar 2012 UCC launches SIM registration scheme
29 Feb 2012 East Africa loses broadband as four submarine cables are severed in quick succession
10 Feb 2012 UCC to introduce new penalty schedule
9 Feb 2012 Tax battle goes to arbiter
30 Jan 2012 UCC to discuss network failings with telecom chiefs
3 Jan 2012 SIM registration to begin on 1 March
16 Dec 2011 UTL to receive cash injection to end debt woes
9 Dec 2011 American Tower and MTN Group to form Ugandan tower joint venture
21 Nov 2011 Licensing to be based on quality of service
14 Nov 2011 Uganda’s cellcos fail to meet QoS requirements
10 Oct 2011 Second stage of Uganda’s ‘white elephant’ backbone completed
5 Oct 2011 UCC postpones MNP
27 Sep 2011 UCC axes six telecoms licences
5 Sep 2011 Airtel calls off UTL disconnection, increase tariffs
2 Sep 2011 MTN takes steps to end Uganda’s ‘price war’
1 Sep 2011 UTL financial troubles continue
16 Aug 2011 Phoney fibres feared a ‘white elephant’
10 Aug 2011 Chinese loan blocked amidst overpricing fears
11 Jul 2011 UCC to choose network monitoring system
11 Jul 2011 Orange Uganda launches HD calls
29 Jun 2011 Uganda’s price war escalates
27 Jun 2011 New entrant a Sure thing this year
21 Jun 2011 Financial demands on UTL pile up
20 Jun 2011 Huawei to upgrade Warid network
16 Jun 2011 UCC backtracks on regulations
14 Jun 2011 UCC directive restricts promotional tariffs
13 Jun 2011 UTL dispute continues
9 Jun 2011 UTL ordered to clear debts with MTN
25 May 2011 Alvarion bags double WiMAX deal from Foris
11 Apr 2011 Government assumes management of Libyan-controlled telco
9 Mar 2011 MTN threatens UTL with disconnection
17 Aug 2010 Uganda gets new mobile watchdog
25 Feb 2010 MTN sues Uganda Telecom over UGS7.2 billion debt
26 Nov 2009 Zain outsources Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda mobile network operations to NSN
20 Nov 2009 Smile launches WiMAX network
16 Nov 2009 LAP Green secures Chinese loan for African investments
16 Nov 2009 Essar buys stakes in Warid Uganda and Congo
13 Oct 2009 MTN Uganda raises USD100m loan for expansion
9 Oct 2009 Orange Uganda selects Alca-Lu to build, operate and manage its mobile network
22 Sep 2009 I-Tel plans USD150 million network expansion
4 Sep 2009 UTL seals deal with SEACOM
26 Aug 2009 SEACOM signs partnership deal with UTL, Rwandatel
7 Aug 2009 Uganda clears South Sudan to use country’s dialling code
4 Aug 2009 Essar seeking majority stake in Warid
7 Jul 2009 KDN builds out SEACOM link
2 Jul 2009 Pressure mounts on UTL to list shares
30 Jun 2009 Google and Grameen launch mobile services for the poor
1 Jun 2009 Essar bags wireless concession from UCC
26 May 2009 UCC postpones number portability
11 Mar 2009 Orange launches wireless network
27 Feb 2009 UTL to partner Redknee to provide mobile money
29 Jan 2009 Wireless subscribers top 8.2 million
16 Dec 2008 MTN Uganda awards Motorola three-year deal to improve network performance
11 Dec 2008 Warid launches Christmas promotion
24 Nov 2008 Warid selects Aircom for network optimisation contract
31 Oct 2008 Huawei to expand Uganda Telecom's NGN
6 Oct 2008 Warid celebrates millionth customer
30 Sep 2008 UCC studying use of GSM spectrum; MTN to end 08 with 3.5 million subs
3 Sep 2008 Smile accepts Ugandan telecoms licence
21 Aug 2008 Southern Sudan to stop using Uganda telephone code in October
19 Aug 2008 Warid launches new music, gaming VAS
12 Aug 2008 Telcos worried about spectrum allocation
5 Aug 2008 Warid celebrates 750,000 customer addition
30 Jul 2008 UCC warns HITS risks losing licence over failure to launch
21 May 2008 Warid celebrates 500,000 customers
21 May 2008 Uganda Telecom's network expansion almost complete
12 May 2008 Warid caps call charges at two minutes
2 May 2008 WOW! Warid on Wheels
8 Apr 2008 Uganda Telecom to extend fibre network to Rwandan border
11 Mar 2008 UTL extends 3G network
5 Mar 2008 Altech buys into KDN
26 Feb 2008 Vodacom to manage LAP Green's African investments?
22 Feb 2008 Reliance acquires Anupam GlobalSoft
13 Feb 2008 UCC gives green light to Celtel Uganda licence extension
17 Jan 2008 Warid signs up 150,000 customers in first three days
9 Jan 2008 Warid Telecom launches today
3 Jan 2008 Celtel Uganda completes network upgrade and targets two million users
18 Dec 2007 Reliance Communications wins telecom licence
29 Nov 2007 HITS Telecom completes test call
27 Nov 2007 UTL launches 3G network in time for Commonwealth Conference
19 Nov 2007 Uganda Telecom prepares for IPO
17 Oct 2007 Warid Telecom orders BroadSoft VoIP platform to offer IMS over WiMAX
27 Sep 2007 Warid Telecom Uganda selects Motorola for WiMAX deployment
17 Sep 2007 Warid makes test call
11 Sep 2007 Huawei deploys advanced IMS for Warid
24 Aug 2007 Alcatel-Lucent announces double deal
19 Jul 2007 MTN Uganda selects Alvarion's WiMAX equipment
10 Jul 2007 UTL landlines increase by 20%
7 Jun 2007 MTN Uganda launches WiMAX service
7 Jun 2007 Celtel extends One Network across Central Africa
17 May 2007 Warid Telecom to cover 70% of country
14 Mar 2007 Fourth wireless operator licensed
14 Mar 2007 Uganda Telecom denies sale report
7 Mar 2007 Libyan company buys 51% of Uganda Telecom
8 Jan 2007 Telkom in talks to buy Uganda Telecom stake
5 Jan 2007 New licensing regime commences
11 Dec 2006 New mobile operator licensed
13 Oct 2006 Uganda issues new telecom licence
17 Aug 2006 Liberalisation takes effect
25 Jul 2006 MTN ups Ugandan stake to 94%
10 Jul 2006 TeliaSonera sells 32% stake in MTN Uganda
30 Jun 2006 Telkom SA execs expected for due diligence on Uganda Telecom
13 Jun 2006 Uganda Telecom nears completion of NGN rollout
13 Jun 2006 MTN Uganda extends fibre-optic network
19 May 2006 UTL launches DSL service
15 May 2006 Celtel in taxi deal
11 May 2006 MTN selects Ericsson for IP core network
11 Apr 2006 Power shortages a headache for cellcos
20 Dec 2005 MTN signs government deal to connect under-served areas
14 Dec 2005 Mango users to benefit from UTL upgrades
16 Nov 2005 MTN reaches out to more Ugandans
7 Nov 2005 Celtel to upgrade networks
7 Oct 2005 Mango’s re-launch bears fruit
27 Sep 2005 MTN Uganda profits increase 14%
21 Sep 2005 UTL offers refugees Mango
15 Sep 2005 MTN expands rural services
14 Sep 2005 Celtel introduces regional tariffs for East Africa
13 Sep 2005 UCC wants USD8.6 million for rural telephony rollouts
23 Aug 2005 MTN deploys two thousand Village Phones
9 Aug 2005 MTN rolls out country’s first GPRS service
13 Jul 2005 Cellco warns of damaging effects of airtime tax
13 Jul 2005 UCC forges internet expansion agreement
7 Jul 2005 UTL launches WiFi
4 Jul 2005 Ugandan cellphone users hit with new call tax
1 Jul 2005 UTL’s Telesaver Plus rollout rolls on
27 Jun 2005 Celtel sues UTL over interconnection bill
21 Jun 2005 Uganda Telecom upbeat about rural expansion
13 Jun 2005 MTN Uganda set to launch GPRS
9 May 2005 UTL sues government for not paying its phone bill
9 May 2005 MTN spends ZAR10 million on corporate catchphrase
3 May 2005 Uganda Telecom agrees cheap Mango prices
20 Apr 2005 VoIP to be legalised in July
5 Apr 2005 Celtel Uganda says it’s ‘business as usual’ under MTC
24 Mar 2005 MTN Uganda cites improved customer service as big growth factor
4 Mar 2005 Ugandan subscribers get electronic top-up service
7 Jan 2005 Celtel in hunt for Ugandan national operator licence
23 Nov 2004 Rural telecoms needs USD5 million
25 Aug 2004 Unophone rural telephony project launched
16 Aug 2004 Operators pay UGS3.3 billion for rural services
21 Jul 2004 The sun always shines…
20 Jul 2004 Wireline duopoly to end next year
21 Jun 2004 Uganda Telecom deploys its wireless landline TelesaverPlus
12 Mar 2004 Difference of opinion over third wireline operator
24 Nov 2003 Grameen and MTN Uganda link up to provide phones for all
18 Sep 2003 MTN signs 400,000th subscriber: throws down gauntlet to Globacom
2 Sep 2003 Double digit subscriber growth for MTN
21 Aug 2003 UTL receives shot in arm from NSSF
25 Jul 2003 Operators join up to condemn tax hike
24 Jul 2003 Mango expands to Kamuli