MTN has been
ranked as having the best network in Uganda for both data and voice in 2022
following an independent network test from a global firm, Rohde & Schwarz.
Rohde
& Schwarz, an internationally recognized electronics group specializing in
the fields of electronic test equipment, broadcast & media, cyber security,
radio-monitoring and radiolocation, and radio communication, performed a mobile
network benchmarking campaign assessing the quality of the country’s networks
including Airtel and Lyca to rank their performance.
The
firm measured smartphone voice and data performance based on ‘drive tests’
across various cities, towns and roads, covering 9,373 kilometres. More than
16,100 voice calls and 96,500 individual data service tests were performed to
calculate a Network Performance Score in line with ETSI TR 103 559.
“Rohde
& Schwarz Swiss Qual AG, as the issuer of this document, certifies that MTN
Uganda attained the Best Network Performance Score for Uganda, assessed during
the MTN Group Benchmarking Campaign from September 15 to December 6, 2022,”
said Hanspeter Bobst, the CEO Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG.
He
added: “We congratulate MTN Uganda for ranking first with a score of 716 out of
1000 points on the Rohde & Schwarz Network Performance Score.”
MTN
Uganda scored 324 out of 400 for voice services and 392 out of 600 for data
services. Rohde & Schwarz also found MTN Uganda as having voice-over-LTE
(VoLTE) enabled mobile-to-mobile voice calls between two smartphones
countrywide.
In
terms of testing, MTN Uganda achieved an average download of up to 5MB and an
average upload of up to 2MB as measured in maximal bitrate.
MTN Uganda
Chief Executive Officer, Sylvia Mulinge, said this was the second year in a row
that the telecom company attained the Best Network Performance Score.
“This
score is a confirmation that MTN Uganda remains the telecom company in the
country with the best network for both data and services,” she said.
“As
MTN Uganda, our focus is to ensure that the population enjoys the benefits of a
modern connected life, and this is the reason we are investing in the latest
technologies, products and services to achieve this aspiration.”
MTN
Uganda won a similar award in 2022 and 2020 having attained the Best Network
Performance Score following extensive tests conducted countrywide.
Ms.
Mulinge said MTN is implementing the Ambition
2025 strategy to build the largest digital
platforms in Uganda while supporting
the country’s development agenda.
The
company expedited the 4G network rollout by building 664 4G network sites in
2021 that in turn increased the 4G coverage countrywide. It also embarked on a
spectrum efficiency program to migrate data traffic from 3G to 4G which
improved the data experience with faster throughputs delivered on the 4G
network
