Mobile Monday kicks off Kampala meetings

The discussions will take place at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Mobile Monday Kampala (MoMoKla), an association that will regularly convene stakeholders in Uganda's mobile communications industry. MoMoKla is the Uganda chapter of the Finland-headquartered Mobile Monday, the global community of mobile industry professionals, visionaries and innovators.

Up to 85 professionals in, the mobile industry, regulators, academia and media are expected to talk at the meeting, with the theme; The Future of Mobile Broadband in Uganda, according to a statement from Daniel Stern the lead organiser of the event. Mobile broadband is defined as high capacity and fast internet accessed via mobile devices like mobile phones and laptops.

Madanmohan Rao, research projects director, Mobile Monday Global, said the theme was chosen, due to the increase in telecom connectivity via undersea cable to east Africa, a number of operators are contemplating rolling out mobile broadband.

“Broadband adds a whole new level of richness to mobile media, at different cost points. This can be a game-changer in terms of multimedia content for consumers, organisations and government,” he said. “Mobile users could surf the net on their mobiles and download video and audio content at faster speeds.”

The inaugural Mobile Monday Kampala meeting will be held in preparation of the official launch of the organisation at the 2010 Digital Africa Summit due on 9 March 2010, in Kampala.