NEC Africa lands 4G contract with Savannah Uganda, eyes financial sector

Details: John Tanner; Category: Wireless Networks; 02 October 2026; 1046 views

NEC Africa confirmed it has secured a US$75,000 contract with emerging ISP Savannah Uganda to expand 4G connectivity in Kampala and surrounding regions as part of the broader expansion of its business in the country.

The deployment includes Juniper MX304 routing technology, which NEC said enables high-capacity network performance Savannah Uganda will need as it scales its subscriber base and regional footprint.

Savannah Uganda, which currently serves approximately 50,000 users, is building toward broader East African expansion, with NEC Africa positioned as a key infrastructure partner.

Geoffrey Karanja, key account manager at NEC Africa, said in a statement on Tuesday that the company has been making good progress in Uganda. Apart from the Savannah Uganda contract, it has also been engaging with Uganda’s enterprise and financial services sector following new regulatory requirements from the Bank of Uganda, which require encryption systems and security infrastructure remain hosted within national borders.

That shift has created strong demand for hardware security modules (HSMs) and advanced encryption technologies, including NEC Africa’s “Utimaco” solution, designed to support secure data protection and compliance across banking institutions.

Additional opportunities for NEC Africa across Uganda’s ISP ecosystem include Airtel Uganda, Robtelcom, Sprint, and new market entrants such as Revia, Karanja said.

“Uganda is an important market for us,” he said. “There is a lot of traction within that market from an internet penetration point of view and a lot of development happening across Uganda from an enterprise, SME and corporate connectivity perspective.”