Newly appointed Vice president for the MTN group Southern and Eastern Africa regional markets Yolanda Cuba has revealed the telecom giant’s focus in the next five years.
Cuba says, in line with investing in the network, increasing mobile and internet penetration – MTN will continue with stepping up access to 3G and 4G in Uganda.
According to her plan, MTN will prioritize investing in the network to ensure there is access to communication services countrywide.
“In the network perspective, considering the next five years and getting to the 90 per cent coverage, we shall focus on growing our investments in the country,” she noted.
Cuba will also prioritize increasing mobile and internet penetration which currently ranks low in Uganda compared to her regional counterparts through boosting access to handset devices.
Through MTN’s Application Program Interface marketplace, Chenosis, where MTN is going for a more open architectural feature, there will be a lot of space for innovation, which is predominantly a hub for the youth.
Yolanda was welcomed to Uganda by outgoing Vice president Ebenezer Asante who officially handed over the MTN Uganda subsidiary to the incoming through a symbolic gesture of the Uganda Flag.
Cuba also met with key MTN external stakeholders inclusive of; the Prime Minister of Uganda, Acting Executive Director for Uganda Communications Commission, Minister of ICT, Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda, Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority and South Africa high commissioner among others, to discuss ways of collaborating with MTN to grow the sector and country at large.
The incoming VP along with other MTN Group delegates including Ebenezer and the Group Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs; Felleng Sekha were hosted by MTN Uganda for the official office handover.