Airtel Uganda

Airtel Uganda Limited is a mobile communications and information technology services provider in Uganda. The company also offers mobile funds transfer and banking services known as "Airtel Payments Bank". Airtel Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Airtel Africa PLC.
Location.
The headquarters of Airtel Uganda are located in "Airtel Towers", on Clement Hill, in the Central Division of Kampala, the county's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the headquarters are 00°19'09.0"N, 32°35'43.0"E (Latitude:0.319167; Longitude:32.595279).
History.
Airtel entered the Uganda Market on June 8 2010 when Bharti Airtel acquired 16 Zain Africa operations.   
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% cementing its position as the number 2 mobile telephone network, behind market leader MTN Uganda.
In 2018, Airtel hit the 10 million customer mark. This milestone cemented Airtel’s position as the fastest growing telecom in Uganda. In January 2019, Airtel Uganda achieved 100% 4G LTE across all its sites in Uganda, translating the national broadband policy into reality.
With 2000 masts as of April 2020.
Overview.
Airtel Uganda, is one of the leading telecommunication service providers in Uganda with an estimated 10 million subscribers by December 2020 offering communication products and services; 2G, 3G and 4G wireless voice, data services and mobile commerce through "Airtel Money".
Airtel Money.
Airtel Uganda launched Mobile Commerce in 2012. Currently the Airtel Money platform is a primary contributor to financial inclusion and a key point for financial inclusion with over 5 million customers as at end of March 31, 2019.
Investment.
Airtel is a long term investor with a single largest foreign direct investment from India to Uganda. The company is among the leading tax payers in Uganda.
In 2019, Airtel was recognised as Uganda’s biggest taxpayer for compliance in remitting taxes to Uganda Revenue Authority. Airtel Uganda paid UGX136 billion in the financial year 2018/19 winning the Excel Award.
Infrastructure Investment.
Airtel invests in local ICT and telecom infrastructure; 2,000 sites and over 3,900 kilo meters of fiber across Uganda covering 95.9%, core and transmission networks and mobile financial services platform.
Governance.
VG Somasekhar is Managing Director of Airtel Uganda since September 2017. Previously he worked as Director - Special Projects, Airtel Africa. He also worked as the Managing Director for Airtel Uganda from December 2010 to February 2014 where he successful led the Airtel-Warid merger in 2013. He thereafter joined the Africa HQ office as the Executive Operations Director & SBU Head – Leader markets; and served in this role until July 2015.
People.
99% of Airtel staff are Ugandan, with over 40% being women.
License renewal.
In December 2020, print media reported that Airtel Uganda had paid USD:74.6 million to the Uganda government in exchange for a 20-year National Telecom Operator's License. The basic license cost USD:63.2 million and Value Added Tax (VAT) came to USD:11.4 million. As a condition for the license, that is effective on 1 July 2020, the telco has until 1 July 2025 to extend coverage of both voice and data to at least 90 percent of Uganda's geographical territory.