Lycamobile Uganda is a UK based telecom that recently announced its entry into the Ugandan market at an event at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. Unlike in other countries where it operates as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), in Uganda it runs full Mobile network operations after they acquired Tangerine Uganda and all its asset last year.
Lycamobile Uganda now has a full product portfolio that offers staggeringly cheap data bundles as we had reported earlier. Today the company is adding full pre-paid calling and SMS rates to its products and also categories its bundles into Monthly, Weekly, or daily offerings. OTT will be included on all the bundles which cost UGX 25,000 and above without any additional charges.
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The company plans to have a country wide network that spans up to Elegu, Kabale, Busia, and Mutukula. According to sources, the new telecom is still sorting out compliance issues around the new licensing framework needed by the communications regulator UCC before they can commercially launch. But this can not stop you from trying out their services.
Lycamobile Uganda monthly offerings
| Offer | Data (GB) | International minutes | Lyca to Lyca Mins | National Text | Lyca to Lyca Text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ug Super | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50 | 50 | 10,000 |
| UG Mega | 50 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50 | 50 | 25,000 |
| UG Student | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 | 100 | 30,000 |
| UG Giga | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1000 | 100 | 45,000 |
Weekly offerings
| Offer | Data (GB) | International minutes | Lyca to Lyca Mins | National Text | Lyca to Lyca Text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly S | 0.5 | 50 | 50 | – | – | 1,000 |
| Weekly M | 5 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 5,000 |
| Weekly L | 10 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 50 | 7,000 |
| Mix S | – | 50 | – | – | – | 45,000 |
It’s clear that the company is targeting Ugandans who love staying online and those who love to stay connected with friends and family in the diaspora. There is also a daily plan that costs UGX 500 offering 250 MB of data.
The company also has standard pay as you go charges as detailed below
- National On-net : UGX 3 per sec
- National Fixed: UGX 3per sec
- Calling other networks : UGX 3 per sec
- On-net SMS: UGX 65 per SMS
- National SMS: UGX 99 per SMS
- International SMS: UGX 350 per SMS
- Data: UGX 30 per MB
