The data centre brings the “metro edge” data centre model to Africa, allowing for the exchange of data traffic in facilities located close to urban centres in state-of-the-art, hyperscale-ready environments.
James Byaruhanga, the General Manager of Raxio Data Centre said, “Construction of our flagship facility has been a long but rewarding journey to this point that we are launching operations. Raxio Data Centre is a dream come true, with our Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute we believe that this facility will be a bedrock for increased economic development in Uganda as it will attract several opportunities for colocation not only regionally but also internationally. We look forward to the positive impact of our facility across the enterprise and SME markets and on key industries such as financial services, content, and media.
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This article was originally published on the website of APC member organisation Unwanted Witness.
Unwanted Witness Uganda welcomes the first-ever data protection investigation report by the Ugandan data regulator, National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA-U), into the operations of Guinness Transporters Limited, trading as SafeBoda. NITA-U has ordered SafeBoda to make fundamental reforms regarding sharing of people’s personal data with third parties.
SafeBoda has until the end of May 2021 to amend its privacy notices so that people can be provided with specific and informed consent, in particular, to clearly inform its customers of the third parties it may disclose their personal data to, in accordance with the principle of fairness under section 3(1)(b) of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019. NITA-U further requires SafeBoda to specify safeguards in place for cross-border transfer of personal data.
Telecom sector contributes Shs1.1 trillion in taxes - govt
Thursday May 13 2021
For example as per ministry of ICT, mobile money agents increased from 119,581 in 2016 to 235,790 in 2020, Internet penetration increased to 52 per cent last year from 25.03 per cent in 2016. Photo | File
Summary
In November last year, President Museveni named telecom company MTN as the highest taxpayer with expected annual returns of Shs701b, followed by Airtel with Shs500b.
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The telecom sector’s contribution to the tax revenue hit Shs1.1 trillion, up from Shs131b in 2016 as of December 2020, according to Ministry of ICT and National Guidance.
In November last year, President Museveni named telecom company MTN as the highest taxpayer with expected annual returns of Shs701b, followed by Airtel with Shs500b.