Bayobab, an MTN Group company, has announced its latest and shortest fibre optic route, the Uganda Railway National Long Distance from Malaba to Kampala.
According to the company, the route spans 260 kilometres from Kampala to Tororo, with a further extension to Malaba, serving as a crucial link between Uganda and Kenya.
As a landlocked country, Uganda's access to high-speed internet and global digital infrastructure is significantly dependent on cross-border connectivity, Bayobab said.
It went on to say built between December 2024 and February 2025, the new route provides the shortest and newest connection from Kampala to the Kenya–Uganda border, and leveraging the recently launched Mombasa to Malaba/Busia fibre route in Kenya.
Furthermore, it said the fibre route supports over one terabyte of capacity and offers low-latency, high-redundancy connectivity to key data centres in Kampala. These include Raxio, Airtel House, and MTN Uganda.
Juliet Nsubuga, managing director of Bayobab Uganda, commented on the development: “In collaboration with the Uganda Railway, we leveraged the existing rail network to deploy fibre, enhancing connectivity and providing high-speed internet access to communities along the line, connecting key routes between Kampala and Malaba at the Kenyan border and beyond.
“This new route caters to the needs of international and national technology and digital players, as well as telecoms and ISPs that serve communities, demonstrating our commitment to connecting Africa."
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