Airtel Uganda

In 2013, Airtel fully acquired Warid Telecom Uganda in the first ever in-country acquisition in the telecommunications sector.

With this, Airtel further consolidated its position as the second largest mobile operator in Uganda with a combined customer base of over 7.4 million and market share of over 39 percent cementing its position as the number 2 mobile telephone network, behind market leader MTN Uganda.

[10] Airtel is a long term investor with a single largest foreign direct investment from India to Uganda.

[11] Airtel invests in local ICT and telecom infrastructure; 2,000 sites and over 3,900 kilo meters of fiber across Uganda covering 95.9 percent core and transmission networks and mobile financial services platform.

He has had an illustrious career spanning 23+ years in the Telco industry and has been with Bharti Airtel since January 2015.

He has had a progressive career including work stints with Tata Docomo, Reliance communications and Asian paints.

[14][15] In January 2022, The EastAfrican reported that the license payment made in December 2020 was for the ten years from July 2020 to June 2030.

[16] In April 2022, the telco requested for a one-year extension to the original listing deadline of December 2022.

Airtel Clock Tower in the center of Kibuye roundabout