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Noting its alignment with Uganda’s national agenda to expand digital services and bridge the rural-urban connectivity gap.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

It is expected to significantly enhance service delivery for telecoms, ISPs, and global tech firms operating in the region.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

It is a vital addition for Uganda, a landlocked country whose international internet access relies on robust cross-border connectivity.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

Offering network redundancy and increased reliability.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

The new route enhances network resilience and provides valuable redundancy for Uganda’s digital infrastructure.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

Spanning 260 kilometres from Kampala through Tororo to Malaba at the Kenya border, the route forms a critical part of the regional digital backbone.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

Supporting over one terabyte of capacity, the route offers high-speed, low-latency connectivity to major data centres in Kampala, including Raxio, Airtel House, and MTN Uganda.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

Connecting directly to Bayobab’s subsea cable landing stations in Mombasa, Kenya.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

This new route complements existing MTN fibre infrastructure across multiple corridors, including Busia–Jinja–Kampala and Malaba–Lira–Masindi–Kampala.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

By partnering with the Uganda Railway to deploy fibre along the existing rail infrastructure, Bayobab is bringing reliable, high-speed internet to communities along the route and reinforcing regional interconnectivity.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

Constructed between December 2024 and February 2025, this route completes a seamless digital corridor from Kampala to the coast, following the recent launch of the Mombasa–Malaba/Busia fibre link in Kenya.

EAC Moves to Slash Roaming Costs with Enhanced One Network Area Framework (2025)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Julianne Mweheire (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.