November 22, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on MTN opens Mobile Money API as it unveils fund for Ugandan startups
MTN Uganda has revealed that it is the first telecom company in Uganda, and in the MTN Group, to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API). An Open API platform enables developers and programmers to get free access...
MTN Uganda in partnership with Mastercard and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have announced a new online payments service. Through this partnership, MTN MoMo customers will use a virtual card to shop or make payments at the vast network of global outlets...
MTN Uganda announced the winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017. The 2nd annual MTN Innovation Awards which is a platform through which MTN, recognises some of the most outstanding locally developed mobile and desktop applications, as well as individuals...
In October 2015 it was revealed that MTN Nigeria had been slammed with a USD $5.2 billion fine by Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC). Weeks after the announcement, MTN revealed in November 2015 that it had appointed Phuthuma Nhleko as Executive...
MTN Uganda has revealed a new tariff for calls across all networks in Uganda. According to the company, the new rate of UGX 3 per second takes effect immediately. MTN Uganda revealed that the new tariff has reduced its call rates by 45.45 percent from UGX...
October 23, 2014 •
Company News •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on MTN Uganda receives US$100 000 towards community projects
MTN Group today recognised employees in Uganda for their selflessness and dedication towards improving the lives of ordinary people, including the blind, as part of this year’s 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign, a popular employee volunteer initiative in...
MTN Rwanda will integrate its mobile money system with that of MTN Uganda this coming November. This will, according to the company, allow subscribers to send and receive money between the two countries. MTN Rwanda GM, Norman Munyampundu stated that...
MTN has strengthened its leadership core in Nigeria, Iran and Uganda. Mazen Mroue, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda, has been appointed as the new Chief Operations Officer of MTN Irancell. He will be succeeded in Uganda by Brian Gouldie, the Chief...
April 26, 2013 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on MTN Uganda announces LTE network launch
MTN has announced its launch of Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Uganda and claimed to be the first mobile operator in the country to do so. LTE is the latest technology in the world with the fastest Internet speeds of up to 100Mbps, giving customers the...
March 15, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Uganda: Director of Public Prosecutions withdraws case against MTN
MTN Group Corporate Affairs has stated that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn court case number 276-2012 previously brought under private prosecution against a number of MTN Uganda executives. This was reportedly based on the fact...
MTN Uganda officially commissioned its fibre network at Katuna Border in Kabale district on Friday, 08 February 2013. The event, held at the Katuna border post, was attended by the Minister of ICT, Honourable Ruhakana Rugunda, the Executive Director of UCC...
MTN Uganda has announced plans to deploy a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Uganda during the coming months, which will make it the first to offer this Technology in East Africa. Popularly known as 4G, LTE is a ‘standard for wireless communication of...
Judge Lameck N. Mukasa of the Criminal Division of the High Court of Uganda has declared criminal summons alleging tax evasion against the senior management and board of directors of mobile service network MTN Uganda null and void. The Judge set aside all...
MTN Uganda is boosting its Internet data speed by providing a 21.9 Mbps upgrade on its 3G+ service, the company announced on Monday. With some one million Internet users on their network, the company said there was a need to bolster the existing...
According to a recent report posted by The Observer, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) intends taking over the tax evasion case against 13 directors of MTN Uganda. This latest development is also pending the outcome of a court ruling on whether the Director...
Ugandan police are currently investigating their first case of mobile money fraud. According to a statement released by MTN Uganda on Wednesday, a scam has cost them billions of shillings. The scam included at least two companies police said. Investigations...
