MTN Uganda takes an interactive Internet Expo to Jinja (Eastern Uganda)
Release date:5/31/2014
Kampala, Uganda – 28th May, 2014
Moving steadily in the delivery of a bold, new Digital World and after launching “Join the fastest Internet
in the New World”, a new thematic Internet campaign that showcases all the things you can learn from
the Internet, MTN Uganda has taken the initiative to conduct an internet Expo in the Eastern town of
Jinja to help users there discover the great many things they can accomplish with MTN Internet.
In the modern world, speed and reliability has become the catch word for service receivers, a thing MTN
took seriously hence the introduction of LTE which represented a major jump in mobile connectivity
capabilities with speeds of up to 100Mbps. MTN is further covering the country with speeds up to
42Mbps and ensuring great quality Internet and speeds for the broader Uganda population.
The Jinja Internet Expo which took place between 29th and 31st May 2014 attracted a cross section of
customers in Jinja. The MTN Data Expo for the Eastern region was launched and officiated over by the
Mayor of Jinja Mr. Baswale Kezaala who urged the residents to make the best out of the diverse
products and services on offer by MTN Uganda to enhance their personal achievements.
He hailed MTN Uganda for being customer centric in addition to always coming up with innovative
services all geared at improving the lives of customers.
In an interactive and upbeat spirit, MTN Uganda’s GM MTN Business Reginald Kafeero urged Jinja
customers to interact freely with MTN service staff and discover the various products and services and
particularly the internet packages that MTN has developed for their convenience.
“We are here to show you first hand, all the packages we have developed for your convenience. Feel
free to mingle and interact with us as you discover great many things you can do with MTN Internet. We
recently launched a new Internet campaign which showcases the real beauty and benefits of the
Internet when you join Uganda’s fastest network. With MTN, you can be sure of the latest and most
innovative mobile internet and digital value offerings as well as the widest coverage and fastest speeds
across the country. “Oh, the things you’ll learn with MTN internet”, he said.
Kafeero said MTN Uganda has made significant investments to enhance reliability in service adding that
there has been enormous input on Network rollout and Infrastructure development to ensure that
customers are able to enjoy a seamless service; both MTN voice and data services. MTN Uganda’s
cumulative investment since inception in 1998 currently stands in excess of UGX 1.7 Trillion.
“Many people are already talking of a post PC world. Therefore content previously limited to televisions
and PCs now has to be delivered via mobiles thus the need for high speed technologies like 3G+ and
4GLTE which we have already deployed in Uganda,” he explained.
Kafeero explained that during 2013 MTN more than doubled its Internet utilization driven by innovative
solutions enabling the over 2.6 million data customers to gain access to 15MB Free Internet each month
and Free Unlimited Facebook use through 0.Facebook.com and the number of users is projected to
exponentially grow by end of 2014. With deliberate effort, MTN Uganda has positioned itself as the only
service provider that offers Internet geographical redundancy by providing three Internet Uplinks that
guarantee business continuity for its customers. This means that whether there is a Local Fiber cut
within Uganda or a Fiber cut in Kenya or Rwanda, or an undersea cable cut, MTN can use an alternative
route to still provide its customers with World-class Internet.
Putting emphasis on data positioning, Fonternel said MTN Uganda Regional Internet Expos are the
company’s way to taking services closer to its audiences in the regions. They are also intended to create
awareness for the vast opportunities available through the use of ICT as well as expose customers to the
various data options available from MTN.
“We are showcasing among others, MTN’s data products and services in an engaging, entertaining and
informative set up and the Expos theme, Touch, Feel and Experience, will provide interactive platforms
through partnerships with device providers to offer a complete unique customer experience for all our
customers in this area”.
-EndsAbout MTN Uganda
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Fixed telecommunications, Mobile Money Services and Internet Service Provisioning. As of 31 March
2014, MTN Uganda recorded 9.5 million subscribers across Uganda. Visit us at www.mtn.co.ug and for
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countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in
South Africa under the share code: “MTN.” As of 31 March 2014, MTN recorded 210.1 million subscribers
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