List of mobile network operators in Uganda explained

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

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

Customer base

, 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 activelines per 100 Ugandans or 80 percent for Ugandans aged 15 andabove.[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! Rank !!Name of Operator!!Millions of Customers !!Market Share (%)
1
2 Airtel Uganda
3
4 Lycamobile
4
5
Total

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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New telecom launches with cheapest call rate . . 17 March 2014 . Faridah Kulabako . 24 October 2015 . Uganda.
  2. Web site: TopTenUganda.Com . Top Mobile Networks In Uganda . 8 September 2022 . Joshua . 24 August 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
  3. Web site: 2 July 2022 . Tough times in telcos sector as new MTN boss Sylvia Mulinge takes office . . Esiara Kabona . 2 July 2022 . Nairobi, Kenya.
  4. Web site: 24 October 2015 . Zain set to rebrand to Airtel . Walter . 12 November 2010 . Wafula . Daily Monitor.
  5. Web site: Talkio Mobile to launch in Uganda . 20 August 2024 . Nile Post Uganda . Kenneth Kazibwe . 30 November 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.
  6. Web site: UTL Assets, Businesses Sold To New Telecom Company . . 19 November 2022 . Henry Sekanjako . 23 August 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
  7. Web site: Utter Struggle: UCC Ponders on Terminating Smile Telecom activities in Uganda as Customers threaten to Sue the same . 19 February 2022 . TheInvestigatorNews.com . The Investigator News . 2 July 2022 . Kampala.
  8. Web site: Roke Telecom Celebrates 10 Years . 28 October 2016 . . 24 August 2023 . Richard Wetaya . Kampala, Uganda.
  9. Web site: Another Telecom Launches In Uganda's Crowded Market . 2 January 2013 . Ventures Africa Magazine . 24 October 2015 . Ventures Magazine.
  10. Web site: Estimated Population of Uganda in July 2017 . 22 February 2018 . 1 July 2017 . . Central Intelligence Agency . Arlington, VA, United States of America.
  11. Web site: 4 October 2017 . Telecoms scramble for subscribers . 22 February 2018 . Eronie . Kamukama . . Kampala.
  12. Web site: 9 March 2018 . More Ugandans now own mobile phones. 9 March 2018 . Kamukama . Eronie . . Kampala .
  13. Web site: 2.9m Simcards wiped off network in three months . . 15 October 2020 . Justus Lyatuu . 15 October 2020 . Kampala.
  14. Web site: . 50% of population access Internet - new UCC report . 11 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . Justus Lyatuu . Kampala, Uganda.
  15. Web site: Miniwatts Marketing Group . Internet Usage Statistics for Africa . 10 May 2017 . www.internetworldstats.com . 31 March 2017.
  16. Web site: 14 June 2020 . Estimated Population of Uganda, As of 1 July 2020 . Citypopulation.de . 12 January 2021 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
  17. Web site: Market Performance Report for First Quarter 2022 . Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) . 31 July 2022 . UCC . 24 August 2023 . Kampala, Uganda.
  18. Web site: Fears over MTN, Airtel dominance in Uganda’s telecom sector . 6 October 2021 . . 6 October 2021 . The Independent Uganda . Kampala, Uganda.
  19. Web site: Nile Post Uganda . Africell leaving Uganda: here is what you need to know . 21 September 2021 . Demo Riley . 6 October 2021 . Kampala, Uganda.

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