Vodafone has launched its voice and 4G high-speed internet in Uganda for users in Kampala and Entebbe while customers outside the city will use 3G and 2G for sometime as the firm expands its services at a later date.
The firm also launched unlimited data plans which is set to take on Smart Telecom and Uganda Telecom with their unlimited offers. Orange Uganda, MTN Uganda and Smile also have 4G internet services.
The firm is targeting individuals, SME’s, and large organizations in the country with its 2.6 GHz 4G services optimiszed for high speed ulploads, high capacity and reduced network congestion making services like video streaming possible.
The monthly unlimited plans go for UGX149,000 per month and UGX5000 per day. Users who buy thie monthly unlimited plan will get Vodafone’s 4G LTE data devices for FREE.
In November, Vodafone began pre-launch campaigns as ‘global brand’ and ‘feel’ to launch and probably dominate the Ugandan tuff, run by MTN Uganda, Airtel, UTL, Africell Telecom and others such as Smile Telecom, Sure Telecom, K2 Telecom, Smart Telecom.
Vodafone Uganda is running on the 0723’ prefix andis giving users free Vodafone to Vodafone calls when they load airtime of UGX 3,000 or more.