MTN Uganda plans to deploy LTE in the coming months

MTN Uganda has announced plans to deploy a LTE network during the coming months, which will make it the first to offer this technology in East Africa.

In 2013, the cellco plans to invest US$70 million added to another US$80 million spent in 2012.

In terms of network infrastructure, MTN Uganda has deployed close to 2,800km of fibre backbones achieved with multiple layers and rings across all national regions.

MTN Uganda has over the last six months rolled out 81 new base transmission sites to new coverage areas while commissioning another batch of capacity sites to enhance the quality of network services. MTN had a total of 1,100 sites at the end of 2012.

Over the past couple of years MTN has also made backhaul links expansion and enhancements to the Mombasa submarine cables (EASSY and TEAMS). This has enabled connectivity with the rest of the world while providing better connectivity and high level redundancy for voice and data services.