List of mobile network operators in Uganda

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This is a list of mobile network operators in Uganda: [1] [2]

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Note: K2 Telecom operates as a component of Airtel Uganda. [9]

Customer base

As of June 2017, there were an estimated 20.4 million mobile subscribers out of an estimated population of 39.6 million; [10] a 51.5 percent penetration rate. [11] By March 2018, the number of mobile phone users had increased to 24.8 million, a 70.9 percent penetration rate. [12] As of June 2020, the number of mobile telephone customers were estimated at 25.5 million, as reported by the Daily Monitor newspaper. [13] That figure had increased to 26.5 million at the end of September 2020. [14]

As of 31 March 2017, Uganda had the 18th highest Internet usage rate in Africa (out of 58 countries). The country had 13,023,114 Internet users out of a population of 41,652,938, bringing the Internet penetration rate to 31.3 percent. [15] As of September 2020, Uganda recorded 20.1 million Internet users, [14] out of an estimated mid-year population of 41.58 million, [16] bringing internet penetration to 48.3 percent, nationwide. [14]

As of 31 March 2022, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), there were a total of 30.6 million active telephone lines in the country. The mid-year national population was estimated 44.2 million people. This calculates at 69 active lines per 100 Ugandans or 80 percent for Ugandans aged 15 and above. [17]

Market share

The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of December 2021. [3]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Uganda
RankName of OperatorMillions of CustomersMarket Share (%)
1 MTN Uganda
16.7
47.5
2 Airtel Uganda
3 UTel
4Lycamobile
4 Roke Telkom Uganda
5 SmileTelecom Uganda
Total
35.2
100.00

When Africell exited Uganda, after 7 October 2021, a total of 3.3 million mobile subscribers in Uganda were up for grabs between the remaining four mobile network operators in the country. [18] [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Joshua (8 September 2022). "Top Mobile Networks In Uganda". TopTenUganda.Com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Esiara Kabona (2 July 2022). "Tough times in telcos sector as new MTN boss Sylvia Mulinge takes office". The EastAfrican . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Wafula, Walter (12 November 2010). "Zain set to rebrand to Airtel". Daily Monitor . Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Kenneth Kazibwe (20 August 2024). "Talkio Mobile to launch in Uganda". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Henry Sekanjako (19 November 2022). "UTL Assets, Businesses Sold To New Telecom Company". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ↑ The Investigator News (19 February 2022). "Utter Struggle: UCC Ponders on Terminating Smile Telecom activities in Uganda as Customers threaten to Sue the same". TheInvestigatorNews.com. Kampala. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Richard Wetaya (28 October 2016). "Roke Telecom Celebrates 10 Years". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Ventures Magazine (2 January 2013). "Another Telecom Launches In Uganda's Crowded Market". Ventures Africa Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (1 July 2017). "Estimated Population of Uganda in July 2017". Arlington, VA, United States of America: The World Factbook . Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  11. ↑ Kamukama, Eronie (4 October 2017). "Telecoms scramble for subscribers". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  12. ↑ Kamukama, Eronie (9 March 2018). "More Ugandans now own mobile phones". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Justus Lyatuu (15 October 2020). "2.9m Simcards wiped off network in three months". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 Justus Lyatuu (11 January 2021). "50% of population access Internet - new UCC report". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Internet Usage Statistics for Africa". www.internetworldstats.com. Miniwatts Marketing Group. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  16. ↑ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Uganda, As of 1 July 2020" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ↑ UCC (31 July 2022). "Market Performance Report for First Quarter 2022" (PDF). Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  18. ↑ The Independent Uganda (6 October 2021). "Fears over MTN, Airtel dominance in Uganda's telecom sector". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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