Uganda to become market of eight mobile operators

Three new telecom companies are to commence operations in the not-too-distant future, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). The firms were licensed in the past 12 months.

The entry of the additional three players would bring to eight the number of licensed telecom operators in the country with, Zain, MTN, Uganda Telecom, Orange and Warid already in operation. Patrick Masambu, the UCC executive director, confirmed the entry of the new players, but did not disclose their names.

The population in Uganda at the end of Q109 stood at around 30 million people, with a mobile penetration level of 27 per cent.