Republic of Uganda

The key details for mobile messaging in the Republic of Uganda are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Eastern Africa

Dialing Code

256

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes*

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

No

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes*

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes*

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes*

* Notes

Alphanumeric Originators supported Number starting from the prefix - 256, 07,03,04,,02,70,75,77,78,71,72,74,79 are blocked. Messages Key words mtn, Utl, Vodafone, africel, smile, smart are blocked. Numeric above 6 characters not allowed

Guidance / Restrictions

No spam, political, religious or adult content. Opt in is required for marketing messages