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   Mobile Monday starts Kampala chapter
MTN Uganda pursues data expansion
Orange Uganda appoints Alcatel-Lucent
Voice messaging for Uganda Telecom subscribers[Walter Wafula] Uganda Telecom subscribers can now send voice messages following the introduction of the company's voice SMS service. For UGX150, Uganda Telecom subscribers can now communicate without needing to type in text messages and fix typos etc. 17 Dec 2008 11:47 AIRCOM provides network optimisation tools to MTN UgandaAIRCOM International, an independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, announced on Tuesday, 18 November 2008, that it has signed a deal to deliver network optimisation tools to MTN Uganda. MTN continues to deploy GSM network infrastructure across Uganda and now provides mobile coverage to over 150 cities, towns and villages across the country. 18 Nov 2008 13:37 MTN Uganda's Zone to stay[Walter Wafula] MTN Uganda has decided to uphold MTN Zone, a cost saving tariff plan, due to subscriber interest for the product, according to a senior executive at the company. 6 Oct 2008 10:04 Using mobile phones to fight HIVKampala: Uganda's rising HIV prevalence is forcing policy-makers to look for inventive ways of educating people about the virus. Their latest tool is mobile phone technology, whose rapid growth has provided an avenue that could potentially reach millions with messages. 5 Sep 2008 10:14 Uganda: SMS marketing irks MTN subscribers[Walter Wafula] Mobile phone communication is meant to ease life and add flavour to it, however it is also turning out to be a nuisance to Ugandans. In the past three weeks, fed-up subscribers of MTN Uganda have continuously and publicly complained of unsolicited marketing messages from the company with threats to quite its network. 4 Sep 2008 13:52 MTN Uganda selects Opera MiniOpera Software yesterday, 27 August, announced that Opera Mini is going to Africa. Opera Software has partnered with MTN Uganda to bring the mobile web to the company's nearly three million subscribers. By expanding into Africa, Opera is making the web available to more people, on any device, from anywhere in the world. 28 Aug 2008 14:59 Ugandan minister: Africa needs to harness mobile techAfrica needs to devise ways to harness mobile technology, considering the explosive growth the technology and services have had on the continent, Uganda's minister of ICT has said. 13 Aug 2008 09:47 Uganda Telecom's 3G network boosts picture messaging[Walter Wafula] Subscribers on the Uganda Telecom network can now send and receive picture messages, following the upgrading of its network to third generation (3G). 28 Jul 2008 11:38 Uganda Telecom unveils 3G mobile broadband
Warid unveils first mobile customer care service units[Walter Wafula] Warid Telecom has unveiled four new advanced mobile customer care vans dubbed “Warid On Wheels” (WOW), with an aim to deliver mobile telephony service assistance to its subscribers. 12 May 2008 15:20 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
Data is expected to be the next revenue generator for MTN Uganda as ARPU (average revenue per user) slows down due to declining consumer spend triggered by the global economic downturn, says Themba Khumalo, MTN Uganda CEO. 
PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent announced yesterday, 9 October 2009, that Orange Uganda has selected Alcatel-Lucent to reduce its global network maintenance costs and improve network operating efficiencies. Alcatel-Lucent will build, operate and manage the Orange Uganda mobile network, by providing technical support, repair, field maintenance and program management services. 
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