This is a list of mobile network operators in Uganda: [1] [2]
Note: K2 Telecom operates as a component of Airtel Uganda. [8]
As of June 2017 [update], there were an estimated 20.4 million mobile subscribers out of an estimated population of 39.6 million; [9] a 51.5 percent penetration rate. [10] By March 2018, the number of mobile phone users had increased to 24.8 million, a 70.9 percent penetration rate. [11] As of June 2020, the number of mobile telephone customers were estimated at 25.5 million, as reported by the Daily Monitor newspaper. [12] That figure had increased to 26.5 million at the end of September 2020. [13]
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. [14] As of September 2020, Uganda recorded 20.1 million Internet users, [13] out of an estimated mid-year population of 41.58 million, [15] bringing internet penetration to 48.3 percent, nationwide. [13]
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. [16]
The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of December 2021. [3]
Rank | Name of Operator | Millions of Customers | Market Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | MTN Uganda | 16.7 |
47.5
|
2 | Airtel Uganda | ||
3 | UTel | ||
4 | Lycamobile | ||
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. [17] [18]
This is a list of mobile network operators in Uganda: [1] [2]
Note: K2 Telecom operates as a component of Airtel Uganda. [8]
As of June 2017 [update], there were an estimated 20.4 million mobile subscribers out of an estimated population of 39.6 million; [9] a 51.5 percent penetration rate. [10] By March 2018, the number of mobile phone users had increased to 24.8 million, a 70.9 percent penetration rate. [11] As of June 2020, the number of mobile telephone customers were estimated at 25.5 million, as reported by the Daily Monitor newspaper. [12] That figure had increased to 26.5 million at the end of September 2020. [13]
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. [14] As of September 2020, Uganda recorded 20.1 million Internet users, [13] out of an estimated mid-year population of 41.58 million, [15] bringing internet penetration to 48.3 percent, nationwide. [13]
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. [16]
The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of December 2021. [3]
Rank | Name of Operator | Millions of Customers | Market Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | MTN Uganda | 16.7 |
47.5
|
2 | Airtel Uganda | ||
3 | UTel | ||
4 | Lycamobile | ||
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. [17] [18]