Introduction: Uganda is a land-locked country located in East Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania. It is a developing country and with a population of about 36.35 million inhabitants, it is one of the fastest and most consistently growing economies in Africa. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is the country’s regulator of the communications sector. According to World Bank’s data, the number of mobile cellular subscriptions in Uganda has been increasing gradually every year; reaching a mobile subscription of 45 (per 100 people) in 2012 from 29 in 2009. This makes 16.35 million mobile subscribers as of 2012 which is forty-five percent of Uganda’s total population. The introduction of mobile telephony has revolutionized the country’s telecommunications industry which is now considered over-crowded with a presence of eight networks in the market. MTN launched its services at Uganda in 1998 and since the recent launch of LTE network in April 2013, MTN it has become one of the leading telecoms in Uganda. Case Study: Uganda’s major telecom providers are MTN Uganda, Orange Uganda Limited, Zain (formerly known as Celtel) Uganda Telecom Mobile, Airtel Uganda and Smile Communications Uganda. The expansion in Uganda’s mobile market is an outcome of the continuous positive growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and a clear strategy of liberalization and competition. MTN first launched its commercial services in Uganda on 21st of October 1998, just six months after signing the license, and since then it has grown to become the leading telecom in Uganda growing its customer base at an impressive rate of 8.4 percent during a minor period of January-March 2014. It currently has a ... ... middle of paper ... ...Smile Telecom and Orange Uganda Limited recently entering the 4G race, the growth in the Telecommunications market is quite evident. Despite the high competition in the Ugandan market, MTN Uganda continues to show good growth and increased market share. It has come a long way since the launch of its first service in 1998 and faced many challenges on the way; it is now considered to be the leading telecom operator in Uganda with a subscriber base of 9.5 million. MTN Mobile Money remains the fastest growing product in Uganda with more than five million registered users, each making at least five transactions every month. The roll-out of LTE services is helping MTN to increase its field of opportunities and become the total telecommunication solutions provider in Uganda. Increased penetration into rural areas and improved network quality further supports this growth.
Mobile is the first order priority device for access because people are connecting with others, finding entertainment, and doing business—all with smart phones. The prices of mobile phones are never over $1,000 in today’s world. They are affordable and accessible. As the result of the changes the worldwide and national business environment has undergone, people own 1-2 cell phones on average. However, the mobile markets in US seems to have been saturated.
The following information is taken from a survey that I conducted in which I examined fifty college students, half of them male and half of them female. The topic that I studied was how much students use and rely on their cellular phones. I chose to analyze this topic mainly because cell phones are constantly growing in the number of users and has become a prime mode of communication for college students. I am hoping to find out how much cell phones are used according to their prices and monthly plans. I would also like to see how much cell phones are being used now in comparison to a home telephone. As cell phones become more and more popular, it is almost odd to see a college student without their trusty cell phone by their side.
Uganda, formally known as the Republic of Uganda, is a poverty stricken country plagued with economic instabilities. Since the 1980’s, the economy has remained on a fairly steady climb, but many have doubts about the continuation of growth. Uganda will never achieve a stable economy if they do not establish changes to their infrastructure. To implement these modifications and maintain economic progression, Uganda will need 1) better government determination to end corruption, 2) commitment to improve the weak educational reforms, and 3) a decrease in their export vulnerabilities. Fortunately, the country is experiencing a much needed evolution in telecommunication which could be the single most contributing factor for an improved economy.
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Background One. Tel was launched by Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling in 1995 (Cook, 2001). At first, it looked to get the advantages from deregulation of the telecommunication industry by reselling other network’s capacity and making money through stock market speculation. Rich and Keeling tried to increase the company’s shares rather than profit the company (Cook, 2001). Initially, One.
Cellular phones are a phenomenon that has engulfed people in the nineties. They have become a common occurrence whether you are waiting in line at the super market or in a movie theatre. One professor at Murray State University said, “Many students are carrying them, I had a student get a call in the middle of a test last semester.” Although many people have accepted the thought of carrying a telephone wherever they go, others have not taken the onslaught of cell phones quite so easily. Cell phones have become part of everyday life, and with the dramatic changes that have been made, there is no sign of their existence diminishing. Today, cellular service is available in all 306 Metropolitan Statistical Areas across the country and all of the 428 Rural Service Areas.
Telecommunications gained mainstream attention in the early 90’s; however the initial key market was business men and women, who used their phones whilst being on the move and so allowing them to communicate with their companies with ease. Though in the modern era, telecommunication went through segmentation in the market trends, and now in this day and age it would be difficult to find someone who does not own some form of mobile technology. Many phone providers battle to provide the best service for their customers (Figure 1).
In recent years it seems that Apple and Samsung are taking over the mobile phone industry and are becoming the new leaders in sales and innovation. Its goodbye to Nokia and Blackberry and is a time where phones are much more than just communication devices, but is a representation of people’s lives. Additionally with the continuing demand that users are expecting of phones, those companies who cannot keep up are left behind. Apple and Samsung are the two companies who are who have been able to keep up with those demands and have changed their marketing strategies and campaigns in order to appeal to the consumers.
"While practically everybody today is a potential mobile phone customer, everybody is simultaneously different in terms of usage, needs, lifestyles, and individual preferences," explains Nokia's Media Relations Manager, Keith Nowak. Understanding those differences requires that Nokia conduct ongoing research among different consumer groups throughout the world. The approach is reflected in the company's business strategy:
In our effort to address the barriers to healthcare access, our mission is to improve our clients well-being and health outcomes by providing medical, mental, and preventive services for individuals with a history of chronic homelessness. With a collaborative effort aided by the case management and outreach currently offered by the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), the mobile clinic will provide additional supporting services that will focus on bringing mental health services, healthcare and social services directly to our clients. As we strive to integrate our services by collocating a mobile clinic, we will focus on disease prevention and healthcare promotion through primary care, while employing a biopsychosocial approached with the goal of optimizing wellness within the population we serve. The objectives outline for the medical outreach program will focus on improved quality of care by using every advantage that is presented with a collocated model and the cross discipline solving techniques that will be available with coordinated care. This holistic approach will include a care team that will bring additional resources and will also focus on being the link to additional comprehensive services while monitoring treatment and outcomes. The integration of services can also prove to be cost effective by the flexibility it offers and by consolidating the resources currently available at WLCAC. The program will also be sustainable by using the working relationships it will have with other community health providers and by using the educational services provided by the University of Southern California. Providing medical services that touch upon primary care practice guidelines,...
Uganda is landlocked bordering Kenya, Tanzania, and Sudan. Uganda has a population of 38,319,214 people with more than 80 percent of the population living in rural areas. Uganda's capital, kampala, consists of nearly 2 million people, which also doubles as the largest city. More than 80 percent of Uganda’s
Have you ever asked yourself, what the world would be like if there weren’t any mobile applications. Society is impacted by the new development in technology daily. Someone is always claiming that their inventions will revolutionize the world, but no invention has had more success over the years, in the cellular world than mobile applications. People all around the world use millions to billions of applications daily for personal and business uses. For example, social networking which is use by all generations of people. It has an influence the way we purchase cell phones, in order to have the capability. With the creation of different smartphones and tablets, comes the demand for more mobile applications. This causes competition among application builders. Mobile applications are designed to its user making their experience less complicated. Mobile applications have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on its design and designer. They can be created to be very simple or complex, depending on its intended function. Has society benefited from the usages of mobile applications or is it just a distraction. What impact do mobile applications have on society.
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Despite continued dynamic growth in the South African information and communication technology (ICT) sector, most significantly in the mobile sector, this growth has yet to meet the national goals of affordable access for all South Africans to the full range of information and communication services. Access to mobile voice and data continues to grow, however broadband access (in particular fixed-line broadband) remains comparatively and noticeably lower than other lower to middle income countries. Prices of all communication services in South Africa continue to remain high by both global and and most noticeably, African standards.
My mobile phone network coverage allows me to make a call wherever I want, and the call is never cut off by the network. Independent surveys show that it has the best signal quality with excellent call clarity. The network covers 99 percent of the population, and it has installed more transmitters than any other digital network company. They guarantee that they work the best; in fact, they will even add a free minute of talk time if the call is ever lost. International and off-peak calls are the cheapest in the area. The company has been voted number 1 in customer satisfaction for 5 years in a row.